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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

300208 v.4 Environmental Geoscience and Hydrogeology Stream (MSc)

Introduction

The Environmental Geoscience and Hydrogeology Stream provides specialised technical and professional training for graduates in geology or closely related disciplines. It is designed for those with a particular interest in groundwater and environmental geoscience and all students undertake a supervised project on a topic relevant to these fields, often in collaboration with industry or government partners.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
6783 v.3   Geology Project 601 4.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   75.0
  100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
6786 v.3   Geology Project 604 8.0 50.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   50.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
10208 v.4   Soils and Land Use 500 5.0 25.0
10513 v.4   Remote Sensing and Image Processing 581 5.0 25.0
305543 v.2   Sustainable Production and Consumption 301 5.0 25.0
4481 v.4   Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology 531 5.0 25.0
4556 v.4   Geographic Information Systems 581 4.0 25.0
5974 v.5   Geoscience Professional Practice 501 4.0 25.0
5985 v.4   Field Mapping of Sedimentary Basins 591 5.0 25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
10207 v.4   Land Degradation and Conservation 500 5.0 25.0
306165 v.3   Environmental Geophysics 618 2.0 12.5
306169 v.2   Geophysics 626 - Borehole Geophysics 2.0 12.5
312387 v.1   Environmental Impact Assessment 301 4.0 25.0
4483 v.4   Environmental Geoscience 532 5.0 25.0