Area: |
Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: |
12.5 |
Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Practical: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
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Syllabus: |
General structure of the earth. Minerals and rocks. Rock forming processes. Physical geology. Elementary applied geophysics. Geochronology and stratigraphy. Structural geology and geological mapping. Geohydrology, groundwater occurrence andmovement. Applications of geology in earth movements, cuttings, tunnels, dam sites. Laboratory studies of rock types and mineral characteristics, geological mapping. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Not Online |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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