| Week | Dates | Text Chapters | Lecture Topic | Lab |
| 1 | Jan. 11, 13 | Organizational Meeting, Examples of Groundwater Modeling (Yucca Mountain) | ||
| 2 | Jan. 20 | 1-2 | Review of Groundwater Hydrology | |
| 3 | Jan. 25, 27 | 3-4 | Introduction to Groundwater Modeling | |
| 4 | Feb. 1, 3 | 5-6 | Overview of Governing Equations and Numerical Methods | Introduction to GMS |
| 5 | Feb. 8, 10 | Conceptual Model Development | GMS Map Module (GIS interface) | |
| 6 | Feb. 15, 17 | Conceptual Model (cont.) | ||
| 7 | Feb. 22, 24 | Model Parameterization & Interpolation | GMS 2D Scatter Module, | |
| 8 | Mar. 1, 3 | Hydrologic Boundaries and Model Boundary Conditions | ||
| 9 | Mar. 8, 10 | Water Sources and Sinks (Wells, Leakage), Analytic Element Method, Midterm | GMS Application of ModAEM | |
| 9 | Mar. 15, 17 | 7 | Spring Break | |
| 10 | Mar. 22, 24 | 8-10 | Introduction to Modflow | GMS Interface to Modflow |
| 11 | Mar. 29, 31 | 7 | Cross-Sectional (Profile) Models | GMS Borehole Module & Well Test Data |
| 12 | Apr. 5, 7 | 12 | Transient Models, Time-Stepping | Numerical Stability, Calibration & Model Execution & Reporting |
| 13 | Apr. 12, 14 | 12 | Particle Tracking & Capture Zone Analysis | Introduction to Modpath |
| 14 | Apr. 19, 21 | 12 | Class Project Workshop | |
| 15 | Apr. 26, 28 | Class Project Presentations | ||
| 16 | May 3 | Final |