Groundwater Resources and Hydrogeological Analysis

About this programme

View of Adventdalen, Svalbard showing polygon formations in a permafrost landscape with ponded water on frozen ground. Hydrogeological processes in freezing and thawing ground play an important role for understanding groundwater resources and contamination in northern and cold regions. Photo: Andrew Frampton. 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.