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Unit name Deep Earth
Unit code KEA209
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Sciences and Engineering
School of Natural Sciences
Discipline Earth Sciences
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Learning Outcomes

1

Outline current knowledge and scientific theories upon which systematic understanding of the Earth's interior and geological history is based

2

Interpret the geological history of rocks and regions using a range of techniques (e.g. geological mapping, geophysics, analysis of structural data, thin section petrography)

3

Produce interpretive cross-sections of subsurface geology based on surface geological and/or geophysical data

4

(Working either individually or in groups) Collect meaningful geological information (e.g. rock types, spatial and geometric information, etc) in the field or from digital simulations of rock outcrops.

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Requisites

Prerequisites

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

3 x 1-hr lectures and 1 x 3-hr lab work weekly throughout semester 2, plus 3 days of field and project work in the mid-Semester break

Assessment

ATT1 - 3 x 1 hr practical tests (10%)

ATT2 - Geological mapping exercises (10%)

ATT3 - 2-hr theory exam Nov (50%)

ATT4 - Practical exercises (20%)

ATT5 - Ten quizzes (10%)

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