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Environmental Tracers and Isotopes in Groundwater Systems GEOSM508

In this micro-credential you will build your skills in applying environmental tracers and isotopes to understand groundwater systems. Learn how to use stable isotopes, noble gasses, heat as a tracer, applied tracers and groundwater age indicators as tools for understanding groundwater systems.
Upon successful completion of this micro-credential, you'll receive:
  • Three PD Points
  • A Certificate of Achievement
  • A UWA Plus Professional Development Transcript, listing all successfully completed micro-credentials
Delivery mode
Online
Course Dates
17 March 2025 - 11 April 2025 [MC1H]
Registrations close
10 March 2025
Duration
4 weeks
Effort
Online timetabled 2 x 3 hr workshops per week for 3 weeks. A total of 75 hours composed of readings and watching of recorded videos, learning activities and discussions during online workshops, completion of assessment tasks. One week post-workshops to finalize assessment submission.
Academic lead
Dr Sarah Bourke
Cost
$1188 inc. GST
Critical information summary
GEOSM508 Environmental Tracers and Isotopes in Groundwater Systems [PDF 244KB]

What you'll learn

Participants will be able to:

Describe available environmental tracers and isotopes for use in groundwater systems.

Interpret environmental tracer and isotopic data to understand groundwater systems and effectively communicate this understanding through written and/or oral reporting

Keyboard 

Why study this course?

Learn about environmental tracers and isotopes as tools for characterising groundwater systems. Build your skills in analysis and interpretation of environmental tracer and isotopic data to understand groundwater systems.

Who should study this course?

This micro-credential is suitable for professionals working in groundwater-related technical roles and want to deepen their understanding how to use environmental tracers and isotopes to understand groundwater systems.

Recommended prior study

Completion of an undergraduate degree in natural sciences and an understanding of the properties and processes of groundwater systems. Postgraduate-level numeracy skills including unit conversions and rearranging of equations. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel for data analysis and data plotting and PowerPoint for drawing simple schematics.

What's next after this course?

This micro-credential is complemented by GEOSM505. Completing both of these micro-credentials can be used as academic credit towards GEOS5511 upon enrolment in the Master of Hydrogeology at UWA.

Enrol in a Master of Hydrogeology.

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