10199 (v.3) Geology 242 - Remote Sensing and Field Geological Mapping

Area:

Department of Applied Geology

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

40.0

** 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. **

Laboratory:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

5 x 1 Days Yearly

Prerequisite(s):

10194 (v.3) Geology 243 - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology or any previous version
AND
10198 (v.3) Geology 241 - Structural Geology and Mineralogy or any previous version

Syllabus:

Remote sensing and field geological mapping. Aerial photography and stereoscopy. Photogeology. Techniques used in geological interpretation of aerial and satellite photographs. Practical applications of photogeology and satellite imagery to geological mapping and mineral exploration. Field geological mapping appropriate field techniques. Geological map preparation and report writing.

** 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:

010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	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