At the end of the course, students should be able to understand different hydrologic processes such as precipitation, runoff, evapotranspiration, groundwater flow and their interaction. With the aid of Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs), students are expected to interpret the hydrologic cycle and must perform calculation and other quantitative evaluation of hydrologic processes that are important in the field of Civil Engineering.

Hydrology is the science that deals with the occurrence, distribution, and circulation of water in the earth and earth's atmosphere. It is basically an applied science that is classified into two branches:

1. Scientific Hydrology - Refers to the scientific study of origin, circulation, and distribution of water from the academic point of view

2. Engineering Hydrology - It deals with the estimation of water resources, the study of hydrologic processes and problems such as floods and droughts which includes strategies on how to combat them

The study of hydrology also includes topics from fluid mechanics, hydrodynamics, and water resources engineering. Its domain includes physical, biological, and chemical reactions of water in both natural and man-made environments.

Here are the Course Learning Objectives (CLOs) containing different topics pertinent to the principles of modern hydrology and its applications in hydrologic engineering and sciences: