Graduate Certificate in Catchment Hydrology
Advance your career in catchment hydrology and water management. Unpack the complex systems and science behind the catchment process and hydrology.
About the Course
Unpack the complex systems and science behind the catchment process and hydrology. Solve catchment science with software and data. Graduates are skilled up to contribute to catchment work in urban development, flood impact, and waterway pollution.
With this qualification, you'll gain an integrated understanding of catchment function and the right mix of hydrological and hydraulic computer modelling and data science skills needed to further a career in catchment hydrology and water management. You'll develop a critical and applied understanding of catchment hydrological, ecological, and morphological processes and how they inter-relate.
Course Entry Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Catchment Hydrology; a student must:
- hold any Bachelor degree (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale); OR
- have a minimum of two years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field.
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
- A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
- OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
- OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
- OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
- OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
- OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
Course Structure
Recommended study pattern
As a guide, core subjects in this degree can include:
- Introduction to Catchment Processes
- Data and Computing Skills for Catchment Science
- Engineering Hydrology
- Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modelling
As part of your application, you’ll be guided through how to get the right degree structure in place for you.
Award requirements
For the Graduate Certificate in Catchment Hydrology (GCertChHydro), you must successfully complete 40 credit points as specified in the course list.
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Catchment Hydrology will have a specialised body of knowledge of:
- Catchment hydrological, geo-morphological, chemical, micro-biological, ecological processes, their determinants and inter-relationships across a range of spatial and temporal scales.
