The Water Cycle (Coursera)

Offered by PepsiCo,
The Water Cycle (Coursera)

In this course, spread over ten modules, participants will learn about: the water cycle; hydrology; groundwater models; human impacts on freshwater ecosystems; water governance; water law; the economics of water infrastructure and scenario planning and municipal water.

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This course is part of the PepsiCo: Water Stewardship Specialization.

Syllabus

The Water Cycle
Surface Water
Groundwater
Course Completion

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