Overview

You will gain a wide understanding of hydrological processes and phenomena, including but not limited to groundwater. Other associated topics teach you the critical interrelationships groundwater has with surface water hydrology and vegetation, amongst others.

Our strong postgraduate groundwater hydrology teaching programme is complemented by a leading research programme for the training of PhD by research students.

Flinders University is a key partner in the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT), which is located on the Flinders campus.

The NCGRT provides strong links with industry and access to a large range of expertise not otherwise available, with numerous leading state and federal agencies such as CSIRO Land and Water, the Department of Environment and Water, and other partners.

Your career

Groundwater hydrology is a major growth area for employment worldwide and trained professionals in this area are in demand. Graduates of the Groundwater Hydrology programme from Flinders University have found jobs in natural resource and environment agencies of government, environmental consultancies and in industry sectors such as agriculture, mining, aquacultures and water resource planning and management.

Potential occupations include:

groundwater modeller
environmental scientist/GIS
senior natural systems officer
water engineer.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Groundwater Modelling

Hydrochemistry

NCGRT Australian Groundwater School

Field Methods in Hydrology

Physical Hydrogeology

Contaminant and Tracer Hydrology

Ecohydrology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-03-30 00:00:00

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Applications can be made at any time during the year to available course intakes. Admission to some courses is very competitive, as places are limited

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

72 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Adelaide, Australia

Disciplines

Hydrology & Water Management View 8 other Masters in Hydrology & Water Management in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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105

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72

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67

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

CRICOS: 047377A

Applicants who do not hold the Graduate Diploma in Science (Groundwater Hydrology) must normally hold a degree or equivalent qualification in any relevant discipline of science and engineering, from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

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Tuition Fees

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43800 AUD / year

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9537 AUD / year

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Living costs

Adelaide

Australia

1328 - 2474 AUD / month

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Funding

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