Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7031 (v.5) Geology 101 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | On completion of this unit students will have - Further Developed their ability to view current major environmental issues from the perspective of an earth scientist and will be aware of the vital role played by geologists and geochemists in managing theenvironment. Been further provided with an understanding of the interaction of evolving life with earth processes through time. |
Syllabus: | Bell, F.G. (1998). Environmental Geology: Principles and Practical. Blackwell Science. Liebes S and etal., (1998), A Walk Through Time - From Stardust to Us, Wiley and Sons. Fact - Sheets will be made available for most topics covered. |
Syllabus: | Environmental Geoscience - Class tests 7.5%, Feildtrip report 10%, Theory examination 32.5%, Evolving Earth - Assignments 30%, Examination 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Syllabus: | Environmental Geoscience - geological hazards - volcanoes, earthquakes, coastal processes. Mining and rehabilitation, metal and nutrient pollution, environmental effects of mining and energy production, geochemistry and health. Climate change and the global atmosphere - ozone, greenhouse, local air pollution, acid rain. Evolving Earth - Interaction of life with Earth processes over four billion years, time in earth history, astrobiology, origins of life, in space and on earth, climate change, snowball earth to greenhouse world. Role of plate techtonics, mechanisms of evolution, extinction and human evolution. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Further Developed their ability to view current major environmental issues from the perspective of an earth scientist and will be aware of the vital role played by geologists and geochemists in managing theenvironment. Been further provided with an understanding of the interaction of evolving life with earth processes through time. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bell, F.G. (1998). Environmental Geology: Principles and Practical. Blackwell Science. Liebes S and etal., (1998), A Walk Through Time - From Stardust to Us, Wiley and Sons. Fact - Sheets will be made available for most topics covered. |
Unit Texts: | McNamara K and Long J., (1998), The Evolution Revolution, Wiley and Sons. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Environmental Geoscience - Class tests 7.5%, Feildtrip report 10%, Theory examination 32.5%, Evolving Earth - Assignments 30%, Examination 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
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 | | |
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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