Overview

The goal of this unit is to provide you with key skills required in a modern geosciences environment. These include a profound understanding of geological foundations of the Earth’s crust and the geochemical processes that led to its current expression. Knowledge of these processes is imperative for understanding societal issues … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Andy Tomkins

Unit Coordinator(s)

Professor Andy Tomkins

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Understand mineral reactions under changing environments, such as temperature, pressure or fluids, and subsurface mass movement;

2.

Relate hard rock geologic concepts and genesis to other geoscience disciplines, such as ore geology and environmental sciences;

3.

Translate idealised textbook concepts of rock forming processes within the Earth into more complex, natural rock relationships, including mineral reactions;

4.

Apply the concept of geologic time and means to accurately measure it;

5.

Synthesise data from real life examples and convert this into a scientific report;

6.

Identify rock relationships in the field, in comparison to idealised laboratory environs.

Assessment

1 - Practical in-class work
2 - Field course report
3 - Oral presentations
4 - Online Moodle examination

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Other unit costs

Costs are indicative and subject to change.
Field trip estimated cost is $200.

A limited number of field trip scholarships are available via application to the Unit Coordinator. Alternative assessment is available for students with special consideration. Adequate clothing and protective footwear (closed) appropriate for field work and working outdoors MUST be worn and are at your own cost.

Availability in areas of study

Earth Science