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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

301695 v.4 Geology Stream (Environmental Science)

Introduction

Students are given the opportunity to develop their expertise in geology.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
307590 v.2   Statistical Data Analysis 101 3.0 12.5
312357 v.1   Cell Biology 101 5.0 25.0
7031 v.5   Geology 101 6.0 25.0
7056 v.5   Mathematics 111 3.0 12.5
  75.0
Year 1 Semester 2
312142 v.1   Climate Change and Adaptation 102 3.0 25.0
312242 v.1   Evolving Earth Systems and Palaeontology 102 5.0 25.0
7032 v.5   Geology 102 6.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Semester 1
307324 v.2   Structural Geology 231 2.5 12.5
312244 v.1   Mineralogy and Geochemistry 201 5.0 25.0
312247 v.1   Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 201 5.0 25.0
9770 v.9   Field Geology Techniques 291 2.0 25.0
  87.5
Year 2 Semester 2
312248 v.1   Igneous Petrology 202 5.0 25.0
8015 v.8   Metamorphic Petrology 202 5.0 25.0
9776 v.9   Geological Field Mapping 292 3.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 3 Semester 1
11916 v.3   Basin Analysis and Energy Resources 301 5.0 25.0
305358 v.2   Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology 301 5.0 25.0
9780 v.6   Field Mapping of Sedimentary Basins 391 2.0 25.0
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   12.5
  87.5
Year 3 Semester 2
11917 v.3   Tectonics and the Dynamic Earth 302 5.0 25.0
312253 v.1   Regolith Geology and Mineral Exploration 302 5.0 25.0
3496 v.8   Environmental Geoscience 302 5.0 25.0
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   12.5
  87.5
Year 4 Semester 1
302580 v.2   Geology Honours Dissertation 499 - 1 7.0 50.0
313664 v.1   Geoscience Professional Practice 401 4.0 25.0
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   12.5
  87.5
Year 4 Semester 2
302578 v.2   Geoscience Seminar 402 1.0 12.5
302581 v.2   Geology Honours Dissertation 499 - 2 7.0 50.0
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  87.5

#    Both units must be studies if taken in place of Mathematics 105

*    In Year 3, Semester 1 all students will study a "computations unit", with the unit chosen being in an area such as statistics, computing or modelling