Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

The main aim of the course is to gain a basic understanding of the physical laws and forces that govern open channel flow. The course introduces the structure and properties of water, forces and mechanical energy, uniform flow in open channels, flow resistance, gradually and rapidly varied steady flow, flood zone mapping, gradually varied unsteady flow and flood routing (the Saint-Venant’s equations).?

The course addresses key questions related to flood management, such as how to estimate the inundated area for a given flood event, the speed by which a flood wave travels downstream and how to mitigate the impact of flooding.

Learning outcome

After the course, you will

  • understand and be able to quantitatively describe the main forces and physical conditions that control the movement of water (velocity and depth) in open channels (river flow and overland flow)
  • be familiar with the physically-based equations that describe the movement of water in open channels, including water-surface profile calculations and Saint-Vernant’s equations
  • be able to perform, evaluate and present hydrological calculations
  • have experience with fieldwork (discharge measurements) and the use of observations in hydrological calculations
  • have detailed knowledge of a selected topic (summarise and present a scientific paper)

Admission to the course

Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other master's degree programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.