Master of Water Resources Management

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• Objectives
  The program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to increase their breadth and depth of knowledge and application of skills in the area of water resources management. The wide variety of specialised coursework electives and study options enable students to create a program of study that meets their individual needs. Study options include further coursework, a research project or an industry project. The industry project has been designed to assist students in becoming professionally aware through quality interaction with industry leaders.Learning outcomesGraduates of the course are expected to be able to: * apply science and engineering fundamentals to solve current problems and to anticipate, mitigate and prevent future problems in the area of water resources management; * recognise and appreciate social, political, economic and environmental impacts on water resources management; and * communicate effectively both orally and in writing, the nature of, and solution to, water resources management issues and problems.
• Entry requirements
  Applicants who do not hold the Graduate Diploma in Water Resources Management must meet the following requirements for admission#: * completion of a four-year undergraduate degree including honours in a recommended field* (Australian or equivalent); or * completion of a four-year undergraduate degree in a recommended field (Australian or equivalent) with relevant experience**; or * completion of a three-year undergraduate degree plus honours in a recommended field* (Australian or equivalent).*Engineering and Science are considered as recommended 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 entry into 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: * International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Test - Band 6.5 with a score no less than 6 for sub-tests; or * previous successful completion of secondary or tertiary study where English was the language of instruction.
• Academic title
  Master of Water Resources Management
• Course description
  Flinders University offers a postgraduate suite of courses in Water Resources Management in partnership with the following Australian universities:
  
      * Deakin University
      * Central Queensland University
      * The University of Adelaide
      * The University of South Australia
  
  The Master of Water Resources Management is an 54-unit program offered at Flinders University by the Faculty of Science and Engineering on a fee-paying basis.
  
  The course articulates with the Graduate Certificate in Water Resources Management and the Graduate Diploma in Water Resources Management, and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards. Candidates who have completed either of these courses are awarded credit for related topics.
  
  PROGRAM OF STUDY  [November, 2008]
  
  To qualify for the Master of Water Resources Management, a student must complete 54 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, as outlined in the program of study below and in accordance with the following:
  
      * 18 units of core topics;
      * 18 units of optional topics; *
      * 18 units selected from one of the following study options:
        Study Option 1 - Optional topics [18 units]
        Study Option 2 - Optional topics [9 units], Minor industry project [9 units]
        Study Option 3 - Research project [18 units] taken as WARM8440A Groundwater Hydrology Project A WE (9 units), and WARM8440B Groundwater Hydrology Project B WE (9 units)
        Study Option 4 - Industry project [18 units]
  
  Students must complete at least 50% of their studies at their home institution.
  
  Students who undertake Study Option 3 or 4 are required to complete the topic WARM8405 Environmental Research Methods WE as one of their optional topics prior to the commencement of, or concurrently with their research or industry project. WARM8405 Environmental Research Methods WE will require students to develop a project proposal.
  
  This proposal will form the basis of the proposal required to be approved by the Program Director in the semester prior to commencing Study Option 3 or 4.
  
  At the discretion of the Program Director, students may be granted credit * for two elective coursework topics where students are able to provide evidence that they have successfully completed a similar postgraduate topic previously. Credit will not be granted for core topics.
  
  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.
  
  A maximum of three core topics can be replaced with alternative coursework electives.
  
  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 Streams 1 to 6.
  
  Program Notes
  
  Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
  
  All the ICEWaRM Universities contribute expertise to the delivery of core courses. These courses and other specified courses are delivered using Access Grid, an internet conference facility.
  
  The 18-unit research project will be offered in two 9-unit blocks taken as WARM8440A Groundwater Hydrology Project A WE (9 units) followed by WARM8440B Groundwater Hydrology Project B WE (9 units).
  
  Students will be required to enrol in WARM8440A Groundwater Hydrology Project A WE in Semester 2 of their degree program. Once they satisfy the requirements for entry into WARM8440B Groundwater Hydrology Project B WE, they will be permitted to enrol in the latter project in Semester 3 of their degree program.
  
  Students must consult with the Course Coordinator before enrolling in these research project topics.
  
  Those students who do not meet the entry requirements into WARM8440B Groundwater Hydrology Project B WE will be required to take additional topics from the optional list.
  
  18 units of core topics comprising:
  WARM8450
      
  
  Global Water Systems 1 - Natural Water Cycle
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8460
      
  
  Water Resources and Society
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8470
      
  
  Global Water Systems 2 - Engineering Water Cycle
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8480
      
  
  Water Resources Planning and Management
      
  
  4.5
  
  18 units of optional topics selected from the following (at least 3 topics must be taken from the stream offered by Flinders University):
  Groundwater Hydrology/Hydrogeology stream [Stream 4]
  
  WARM8401
      
  
  Advanced Groundwater Hydrology A WE*
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8402
      
  
  Advanced Groundwater Hydrology B WE*
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8403
      
  
  Advanced Groundwater Hydrology C WE*
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8404
      
  
  CGS National Groundwater School WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8405
      
  
  Environmental Research Methods WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8410
      
  
  Geological Processes WE ^
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8411
      
  
  Introduction to Earth Sciences WE*
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8412
      
  
  Research and Professional Practice in Groundwater Hydrology WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8413
      
  
  Sedimentary Processes WE ^^
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8414
      
  
  Special Topic in Groundwater Hydrology WE*
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8422
      
  
  Earth Sciences Field Camp 1 WE ^^, or
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8423
      
  
  Earth Sciences Field Camp 2 WE ^
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8431
      
  
  Surface Water Hydrology WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8451
      
  
  Groundwater and Soil Hydrology WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8452
      
  
  Hydrochemistry WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8453
      
  
  Global Climate Change and Natural Hazards WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  WARM8472
      
  
  Earth Fluid Dynamics and Modelling WE
      
  
  4.5
  
  ^Offered in odd years | ^^ Offered in even years
  
  *Students must consult with the Course Coordinator before enrolling in this topic.
  Unstreamed Elective
  
  WARM8490
      
  
  Public Health Related Aspects of Drinking Water Quality
      
  
  4.5
  
  * Note that at some universities the word 'course' refers to individual topics.
  
  Optional topics from those offered at partner universities may also be taken. To view options please follow the link below and selected Download Course Timetable* ICEWaRM Programs: Master of WRM
  
  

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