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University of Birmingham |
| MSc course |
Hydrogeology |
| Course structure |
12 months full-time starting in October |
| Flexible options |
Part-time over 2 years |
| Modules |
12 taught modules during the autumn and spring terms including;
Groundwater flow and transport
Surface water interactions
Borehole design, construction and maintenance
Inorganic chemistry and groundwater
Contaminant transport modelling |
| Field course |
Week-long field course including, chemical sampling, pumping tests and geophysics, in addition to site visits |
| Dissertation requirements |
Independant project submitted in September |
| Work experience |
Potential collaboration with external partners during independant project |
| Funding opportunties |
11 Full NERC studentships |
| Course convenor |
Professor Rae Mackay
r.mackay@bham.ac.uk |
| Links |
Course webpage
Hydrogeology research projects
PhD Opportunities |
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Cardiff University |
| MSc course |
Environmental Hydrogeology |
| Course structure |
12 months full-time |
| Flexible options |
? |
| Modules |
8 taught modules over the first 6 months including;
Advanced groundwater modelling
Land contamination: assessment, remediation and environmental protection
Environmental remote sensing and geophysics
Environmental assessment, regulation and conservation
Project planning, design and management |
| Field course |
Two practical field-based assignments are carried out after the taught modules |
| Dissertation requirements |
Dissertation completed with an industrial partner during work placement |
| Work experience |
Final 6 months spent on work placement with an industrial partner during which time the dissertation is completed |
| Funding opportunties |
? |
| Course convenor |
Dr Yuesuo Yang
YangY6@cardiff.ac.uk |
| Links |
Course webpage
Post-graduate research
PhD Opportunities |
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University of Sheffield |
| MSc course |
Contaminant Hydrogeology |
| Course structure |
12 months full-time, modules taught in 3-week blocks, plus 2 weeks web-based distance learning |
| Flexible options |
Part time over 2-3 years |
| Modules |
12 taught modules over the first 6 months including;
Environmental chemistry
Landfill engineering and environmental management
Remediation of NAPL pollutants
Risk assessment for soil and groundwater
In situ groundwater remediation |
| Field course |
??? |
| Dissertation requirements |
Independant dissertation project is completed over the summer months with potential collaboration with external partners. A short technical paper and presentation forma part of the assessment |
| Work experience |
Potential collaboration with external partners during completion of the independant project |
| Funding opportunties |
? |
| Course convenor |
Dr Steve Thornton
s.f.thornton@sheffield.ac.uk |
| Links |
Course webpage
Groundwater and Protection Restoration Group
PhD Opportunities
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and short courses
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University of Newcastle |
| MSc course |
Applied Hydrogeology |
| Course structure |
Part-time over 3-6 years by a comination of block modules and distance learning |
| Flexible options |
Msc Part time over 3-6 years
Postgraduate diploma option also available |
| Modules |
7 compulsory taught modules plus 2 optional modules including;
Aqueous geochemistry
Borehole design, construction and operation
Environmental engineering for developing countries
Groundwater modelling
Remediation engineering for polluted groundwater |
| Field course |
Includes visits to active field research sites |
| Dissertation requirements |
Dissertation project is completed via distance learning normally in collaboration with an industrial partner |
| Work experience |
?? |
| Funding opportunties |
? |
| Course convenor |
Geoff Parkin
geoff.parkin@ncl.ac.uk |
| Links |
Course webpage
Earth systems and environmental science research
PhD Opportunities
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