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Postgraduate: Course rule and topic informationGraduate Certificate in Water Resources Management(GradCertWaterResMgmt)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 Flinders University offers a postgraduate suite of courses in Water Resources Management in partnership with the following Australian universities:
The Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Management is an 18-unit program offered at Flinders University by the Faculty of Science and Engineering on a fee-paying basis. The course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Water Resources Management and the Master of Water Resources Management, 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 is designed to provide students with an opportunity to increase the breadth and depth of their knowledge and application of skills in the area of water resource management. COURSE RULE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Applicants must meet the following requirements for admission#:
*Engineering and Science are considered as relevant fields. **Relevant experience will need to be demonstrated to an appropriate level and will be assessed at the discretion of the Program Director. # Professionals with extensive experience working in the water industry who do not meet the academic requirements may be eligible for the Graduate Certificate. It is assumed that all applicants will have a demonstrated background in mathematics at least equivalent to Year 12 mathematics in Australia (eg Mathematical Studies in South Australia). International students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards two years prior to admission:
PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2007] To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Management, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, as outlined in the program of study below. A student undertaking a Graduate Certificate full-time in a single semester may choose 2 core topics and 2 topics from the selective list with permission of the course coordinator. Students must complete at least 50% of their studies at their home institution. At the discretion of the Program Director, students that are able to provide evidence that they have successfully completed a similar postgraduate topic or can demonstrate knowledge through professional experience, will be eligible to undertake an alternative coursework elective in place of a core topic. Students may be allowed to undertake course elective topics from other university postgraduate programs with the approval of the Program Director. Students may enrol in the topic Specialised Studies 1 (University of Adelaide), or Hydrology and Water Resources Advanced Topics 1 (UniSA), or Special Topic in Groundwater Hydrology (Flinders), if undertaking a specialised short course or other topic as approved by the Program Director. Students are required to complete at least 3 topics from one stream. Program Notes
All the ICEWaRM Universities contribute expertise to the delivery of the core courses. These courses and other specified courses are delivered using Access Grid, an internet conference facility. 18 units comprising:
Note: A student undertaking a Graduate Certificate full-time in a single semester may choose 2 core topics and 2 topics from the selective list below with the permission of the Course Coordinator. Selective topics
^ Offered in odd years | ^^ Offered in even years * Students must consult with the course coordinator before enrolling in this topic. # Topic not offered in 2008.
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