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Geoscience
These studies are provided by academic units within Monash University's Faculty of Science.
General summary
| Subjects |
- ESC1011 Planet Earth and its environment: the cosmic connection (semester 1)
- ESC1022 Planet Earth: dynamic systems, environmental change and resources (semester 2)
See: Subject outlines for Geoscience |
| Unit coordinator |
Marion Anderson
School of Geosciences
Telephone: (03) 9905 4896
Fax: (03) 9905 4903
Email: Marion.Anderson@sci.monash.edu.au |
| Background of students |
Preparatory study: Chemistry or Geography
- Completion of units 3 and 4 in Year 11
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- Concurrent enrolment in units 3 and 4 in Year 12
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| Study mode option |
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| Location of classes |
Monash University, Clayton campus |
| Laboratory work (both units) |
This course includes a comprehensive program of laboratory work. All exercises will be undertaken as part of ten compulsory on-campus evening practical classes, one per week from weeks 2 to week 11 of semester. |
| Class requirements |
Classes at the enhancement centre will run for about four hours per week (normally one afternoon per week after school hours). This will include a one hour tutorial and three hour practical class. Lectures will be delivered online. In addition, students will be expected to attend a one day (eight hour) field trip on a Saturday or Sunday. |
| Credit arrangements |
Students who successfully complete this pair of units and are subsequently successful in gaining a place in the following Monash University degree programs will receive the following credit transfer:
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Environmental Science
A first-year sequence in geoscience, which allows students to proceed to second-year-level studies in geoscience. |
| Other degrees |
See also:
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ESC1011 Planet earth and its environment: the cosmic connection
ESC1011 topics include the beginning and evolution of the Universe, Solar System and Earth; planetary geology and the structure and chemistry of the Earth and other planets; geological evolution of the Earth, relative and absolute scales in geological time; plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth's crust; minerals and igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and processes; formation and evolution of life, atmosphere and oceans on the Earth, and other planets during geological time, geology and the environment.
Assessment
- Examination (2 hours): 50%
- Practical tests and write-ups: 30%
- Written field report: 10%
- Group project report: 10%
Prescribed textbook
- Marshak, S, Earth: Portrait of a Planet , 2nd edn, Norton, 2005.
ESC1022 Planet earth: dynamic systems, environmental change and resources
A continuation of the introduction to Geosciences. Topics include plate tectonics; formation and evolution of ocean basins and continents, earthquakes and volcanoes, mountain ranges and the formation of coal, petroleum and mineral deposits; the formation of rocks in various sedimentary environments and how rocks and the crust deform over geologic time; paleontology and the evolution of life in Earth's history; the importance of groundwater hydrology, aqueous geochemistry and transport of elements in waters of the Earth's surface and crust.
Assessment
- Examination (2 hours): 50%
- Practical tests and write-ups: 30%
- Written field report: 10%
- Project report: 10%
Prescribed textbook
- Marshak, S, Earth: Portrait of a Planet , 2nd edn, Norton, 2005.
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