Groundwater Resources and Hydrogeological Analysis
Groundwater science is essential in today's context of increasing pressure on global water resources due to population growth, climate change, and industrial demands. Groundwater, a critical source of fresh water, faces challenges such as over-extraction, contamination, and uncertain future availability.
This master's level course provides students with the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical skills to analyze, model, and understand groundwater systems. By equipping students with methods and tools founded in research, the course prepares them to tackle complex environmental issues, ensuring sustainable groundwater management for future generations.
It offers a comprehensive exploration of groundwater science, focusing on both theoretical frameworks and practical applications in hydrogeology. Students will delve into the core principles of subsurface hydrology in soil and aquifer systems. Key topics include groundwater resources evaluation, soil and aquifer properties, principles of groundwater flow and solute transport, and analysis, modelling and management of uncertainty.
The course emphasizes use of current research methods for hydrogeological analysis, equipping students with advanced tools for assessing groundwater resources and studying groundwater systems and solute transport process. Through a combination of lectures, seminars, exercises, modelling labs and project work, students will gain critical skills to address complex issues in groundwater management and environmental hydrogeology.
The course is part of Master´s Programme in Water Resources but can also be taken as a separate course.
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Course structure
Teaching format
Teaching consists of lectures, seminars, exercises and project work.
Assessment
For details see syllabus.
Plagiarism and regulations for disciplinary matters
As a student you must be conscientious about clearly accounting for the material used in the texts that are submitted for examination. To use another person’s expressions or ideas without stating the source is plagiarism. To translate and/or change some words in someone else’s text and present it as your own is also a form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is considered cheating and if discovered in an exam or paper, the exam or paper will be failed immediately and disciplinary measures may be taken.
Any student who is caught cheating or disrupting academic activities may be suspended from lectures and exams for a period of up to six months. The Vice Chancellor or the Disciplinary Council decide whether the student is to be subject to any disciplinary measures.
Read more about the rules and regulations here: Governing documents relating to education.
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Contact
We are several persons working with study administration and study counselling. Please contact the Student office for questions concerning course information, registration, schedule, literature lists and exams. If you have questions concerning credit transfer, admission, eligibility or need study advice please contact the Study counsellor.
Course responsible
Andrew Frampton
E-mail: andrew.frampton@natgeo.su.seStudy counsellor, student office and other contacts
