| Area: |
Department of Applied Physics |
| Credits: |
12.5 |
| Contact Hours: |
2.0 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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| Lecture: |
2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
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| Syllabus: |
Oceanography. The sea, its use and protection. Global processes- continental drift and plate tectonics. Continental shelves and ocean basins, sedimentation processes. Coastal processes. Food chains, ecological energetics and biological communities. Fishing industry and aquaculture. Organic communities and sedimentation. Surface and internal waves, tidal motions, wind and the global ocean circulation. |
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| ** 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. ** |
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| Field of Education: | 10907 Marine Science |
| Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
