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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

9227 (v.6) Global Geophysics 310

Area: Department of Exploration Geophysics
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
AND
11914 (v.4) Introduction to Geophysical Oil and Gas Exploration Methods 246 or any previous version
AND
302455 (v.3) Introduction to Geophysical Mineral Exploration Methods 245 or any previous version
Syllabus: A study of the major physical properties of the planetary earth, and the modern theories of its tectonic development and history. Topics include earthquake seismology, the geomagnetic field and palaeomagnetism, geochronology and plate tectonics.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 010705 Geophysics
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External