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Professional Water Studies   

 
  • Colorado Water and the American West
  • Fee: $475.00
    Dates: 2/3/2025 - 3/3/2025
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Matthew Makley

    This course invites students to study the rich history of water in Colorado and the American West. From the beginning, humans in the American West have had to contend with arid environments. This course begins with a look at how the Ancestral Pueblo, and other Native communities used water. Next the course treats Hispanic water management practices in the West, before finally focusing on the American approach to water management in the region. With Colorado as a focal point, the class will explore the fascinating tangle of federal, state, and local interests that led to one of the greatest hydraulic societies in the history of the world.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

  • Water Law
  • Fee: $475.00
    Dates: 3/3/2025 - 4/3/2025
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Elizabeth McVicker

    This course surveys U.S. water law and administration. Topics include: why we need laws regulating water use, how ancient water laws influenced U.S. water law, variations of surface and groundwater law, including prior appropriation, riparian, and hybrid, international and interstate agreements, and a special focus on water administration in the West.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

  • U.S. Water Concerns
  • Fee: $475.00
    Dates: 4/1/2025 - 5/1/2025
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Randi Brazeau

    In this course, water is examined as a natural and societal resource using local, national, andinternational examples. Landforms and processes related to water such as the hydrologic cycle,watersheds, surface water, and groundwater are surveyed. Students learn about water use in early civilizations, water and culture, water quality and treatment, and water law. The critical issue of water conservation and scarcity is reviewed in the context of the social, legal, political, economic, and physical infrastructure that controls water around the world.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

  • Global Perspectives on Water Management
  • Fee: $475.00
    Dates: 5/1/2025 - 5/16/2025
    Meeting Place: Online
    Instructor: Elizabeth McVicker

    This course surveys water issues around the world and how global entities such as the United Nations, UNESCO and the World Economic Forum are rallying efforts to meet the needs of all communities on this planet. This course will provide an overview of the water demands in countries and communities around the world, some of the key strategies of the UN and World Economic Forum, as well as some on-the-ground actions by universities and non-profits based in the U.S. and in Italy.

    This course is 100% online and Self Paced. Students are expected to complete the course within the scheduled course dates. Students will access the course via the MSU Denver Canvas platform.
 

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