Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
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. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Had an overview of the morphology of and major processes operating in the ocean basin. Successful students will be able to intergrate this information into an appreciation of ocean basin dynamics. |
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: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Kershaw S., Oceanography - an Earth Science Perspective. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 60%, Examination 40%. 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: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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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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