Hobart
Introduction
This unit is compulsary for Honours in Earth Sciences students who specialise in Earth Sciences, Economic Geology or Environmental Geosciences, and is optional for students specialising in Geophysics. This unit introduces students to specialist topics in earth sciences, including field mapping skills, and a choice of either igneous petrology, mineralogy, structural geology or geochronology. Unit delivery is via two intensive teaching blocks involving a combination of lectures and practical components, one of these teaching blocks is the Exploration Field Skills mapping camp where geological mapping and resource exploration skills are taught and assessed during a one-week field excursion beginning two-weeks prior to the start of Semester 1.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Advanced Topics in Earth Science |
|---|---|
| Unit code | KEA401 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Natural Sciences |
| Discipline | Earth Sciences |
| Coordinator | Angela Escolme |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1 | Select and apply appropriate advanced methods to collect and record Earth Science data |
2 | Evaluate and make advanced interpretations of Earth Science data, reports or literature |
3 | Compile and discuss Earth Science data and interpretations both orally and as written word to a scientific audience at an advanced level |
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
Students may enrol in this unit if they are eligible to enter Honours in the Earth Sciences Discipline (e.g., have an Earth Science major), or with the approval of the Unit Coordinator.
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | TBA/refer to unit outline |
|---|---|
| Assessment | AT1 - Four assessed three-hour practical classes (40%) AT2 - Four short quizzes (10%) AT3 - Field-based practical exercises (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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