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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.
Course Program
Subjects |
Session |
Credit Points | |
100-Level | |||
Core: | |||
SCIE000 |
Science Risk Management |
Autumn |
0 |
EESC101 |
Planet Earth |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC103 |
Landscape Change and Climatology |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC102 |
Earth Environments and Resources |
Spring |
6 |
Total for major at 100-level |
18 | ||
Recommended electives: | |||
MATH151 |
General Mathematics 1A (if required) |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC104 |
The Human Environment: Problems and Change |
Spring |
6 |
SCIE103 |
Climate Change |
Spring |
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: | |||
EESC203 |
Biogeography and Environmental change |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC202 |
Soils, Landscapes and Hydrology |
Spring |
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 |
EESC305 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC309 |
Dung, Death and Decay: Modern scientific methods in archaeology |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC304 |
Geographic Information Science |
Spring |
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.
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