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Bachelor of Science (Geology)
Geology is the study of the earth, the materials of which it is made, the processes that act on these materials, the products formed and the history of the planet and its life forms. Areas of specialised study include economic geology (minerals, metals, coal, petroleum, uranium); geophysics; palaeontology; sedimentology; structural geology; stratigraphy; tectonics; vulcanology and geochemistry. A Geology major can be combined with a second major in Physical Geography.
Course Program
Subjects |
Session |
Credit Points | |
100-Level | |||
Core: | |||
EESC101 |
Planet Earth |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC102 |
Earth Environments and Resources |
Spring |
6 |
EESC103 |
Landscape Change and Climatology |
Autumn |
6 |
Total for major at 100-level |
18 | ||
Recommended electives: | |||
EESC104 |
The Human Environment: Problems and Change |
Spring |
6 |
SCIE103 |
Climate Change |
Spring |
6 |
MATH151 |
General Mathematics 1A (if required) |
Autumn |
6 |
200-Level | |||
Core: | |||
EESC201 |
Earth's Inferno |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC204 |
Introductory Spatial Science |
Autumn or Spring |
6 |
EESC216 |
Sediments and Fuels |
Spring |
6 |
EESC250 |
Field Geology |
Summer |
6 |
Total for major at 200-level |
24 | ||
Recommended Electives: | |||
EESC202 |
Soils, Landscapes and Hydrology |
Spring |
6 |
EESC203 |
Biogeography and Environmental change |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC208 |
Environmental Impact of Societies |
Spring |
6 |
300-Level | |||
Core: | |||
EESC301 |
Plate Tectonics, Macrotopography and Earth History |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC306 |
Resources and Environments |
Spring |
8 |
EESC310 |
Water Resources and Management |
Spring |
8 |
Total for major at 300-level |
24 | ||
Recommended Electives: | |||
EESC303 |
Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC304 |
Geographic Information Science |
Spring |
8 |
EESC305 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC309 |
Dung, Death and Decay: Modern scientific methods in archaeology |
Autumn |
8 |
Sub-total for major |
66 | ||
Plus additional subjects chosen from the Science Schedule |
24 | ||
Total for major |
90 | ||
Plus elective subjects chosen from the Science or General Schedules |
54 | ||
Degree Total |
144 | ||
Students interested in a career in Geology are urged to take more than the minimum required 24 credit points of 300-level EESC subjects. A graduate with 32 credit points of 300-level EESC subjects has a more comprehensive geology degree. Joints majors within the School (for example, with Physical Geography) or with other Schools (for example, Chemistry or Biological Sciences) are also possible, depending on your particular interests and ambitions.
Honours
See separate entry for the Bachelor of Science Honours (741).
Other Information
The Degree Coordinator is Associate Professor Chris Fergusson - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Room 41.159, telephone +61 2 4221 3860, email: chris_fergusson@uow.edu.au