Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Graduate Certificate in Science
(Groundwater Hydrology)

(GradCertSc(GwHyd))

Program of Study

The program of study for this course changed from 2008. An information session and/or counselling session will be held for all continuing students.

INTRODUCTION

The Graduate Certificate in Science (Groundwater Hydrology) is an 18-unit program offered by the Faculty of Science and Engineering on a Commonwealth Supported basis. The course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Science (Groundwater Hydrology) and the Master of Science (Groundwater Hydrology), and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards. Students who have completed the graduate certificate are awarded credit towards the graduate diploma.

COURSE AIMS

The course aims to facilitate skills transfer from another relevant area of engineering or science to the study of groundwater hydrology. Graduates from this award will have:

• an understanding of the basic scientific concepts that underpin the occurrence, distribution, movement and quality of groundwater;
• an understanding of the current pressing groundwater management issues and the technologies employed to deal with them;
• a basic training in a range of commonly employed field, laboratory and computational methods used in the study of groundwater hydrology; and
• the necessary communication, problem-based and critical thinking skills that will promote lifelong learning in their future careers.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in any relevant discipline of science and engineering, from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007]

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Science (Groundwater Hydrology), a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Students must select 6 units from the following:

Students must select 12 units from the following

CPES8004	CGS National Groundwater School	6
CPES8005	Environmental Research Methods	6
CPES8010	Geological Processes GE^, OR	6
CPES8013	Sedimentary Processes GE^^	6
CPES8022	Earth Sciences Field Camp 1 GE^^, OR	6
CPES8023	Earth Sciences Field Camp 2 GE^	6
CPES8110	Introduction to Earth Sciences	6
CPES8114	Special Topic in Groundwater Hydrology	6
CPES8131	Surface Water Hydrology GE	6
CPES8151	Groundwater and Soil Hydrology GE	6
CPES8152	Global Climate Change and Natural Hazards	6
CPES8172	Earth Fluid Dynamics and Modelling GE	6
CPES8252	Hydrochemistry GE	6
GEOG3013	Geographical Information Systems	6

^ = Offered odd years only

^^ = Offered even years only