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6417 (v.5) Geological Oceanography 502


Area:

Department of Applied Geology

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.0
 
** 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. **
 

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly
 

Syllabus:

Morphology, structure and development of the ocean basins and continental shelves. Major processes and environmental factors influencing nature of the sea floor. Distribution and origin of shelf and deep sea deposits and economic resources. Structure anddevelopment of ocean floor features - ridges, island arcs, trenches, abyssal plains, hills and seamounts.
 
** 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. **
 

Field of Education:

10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
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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