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Bachelor of Science (Geosciences)
A major in Geosciences enables students to integrate knowledge about the Earth's processes, materials and landforms with how people interact with them to address environmental issues.
The Bachelor of Science (Geosciences) is a broad and flexible Science-based program that provides students with a basic understanding of the major principles, concepts and technologies of the disciplines of Human Geography, Physical Geography and Geology.
Geosciences combines skills from a number of scientific fields. It combines Human Geography's focus on human behaviour, Geology's study of the Earth's materials and processes, and Physical Geography's view of the Earth changing over time.
Subjects are taught across all of these fields, incorporating relevant fieldwork.
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Evaluate and apply comprehensive and coherent knowledge of geosciences.
- Discriminate geosciences information in a spatial context.
- Demonstrate skills in acquiring and synthesising geoscience information.
- Synthesizing geosciences knowledge and skills and appreciating their relevance to Earth, surficial and anthropogenic processes.
- Exercise critical thinking and independent problem solving.
- Communicate clearly and coherently knowledge and ideas to others through a range of media including technology.
Course Structure
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100-Level | |||
| Core | |||
| EESC101 | Planet Earth | 6 | Autumn |
| EESC103 | Landscape Change and Climatology | 6 | Autumn |
| Choose ONE of the following two subjects: | |||
| EESC102 | Earth Environments and Resources | 6 | Spring |
| GEOG122 | Human Geography II: Living in a Material World | 6 | Spring |
| Total for major at 100-level | 18 | ||
| Recommended Electives | |||
| MATH151 | General Mathematics 1A | 6 | Autumn |
| SCIE103 | Climate Change | 6 | Spring |
| 200-Level | |||
| Core | |||
| EESC204 | Introductory Spatial Science | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| Choose THREE of the following eight subjects: | |||
| EESC201 | Earth's Inferno | 6 | Autumn |
| EESC202 | Shaping Earth's Surface | 6 | Spring |
| EESC203 | Biogeography and Environmental Change | 6 | Autumn |
| EESC216 | Sediments and Fuels | 6 | Spring |
| EESC250 | Field Geology | 6 | Summer |
| GEOG221 | Population Geography: a global perspective on people and place | 6 | Autumn |
| GEOG222 | Environmental Impact of Societies | 6 | Spring |
| GEOG224 | Rural and Regional Geography: social change and policy | 6 | Spring |
| Total for major at 200-level | 24 | ||
| 300-Level | |||
| Choose ONE of the following two subjects: | |||
| EESC304 | Geographic Information Science | 8 | Spring |
| EESC305 | Remote Sensing of the Environment | 8 | Autumn |
| Choose TWO additional subjects from the following: | |||
| EESC301 | Plate Tectonics, Macrotopography and Earth History | 8 | Autumn |
| EESC302 | Coastal Environments: Process and Management | 8 | Spring |
| EESC303 | Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology | 8 | Autumn |
| EESC304 | Geographic Information Science | 8 | Spring |
| EESC305 | Remote Sensing of the Environment | 8 | Autumn |
| EESC306 | Resources and Environments | 8 | Spring |
| EESC309 | Dung, Death and Decay: Modern scientific methods in archaeology | 8 | Autumn |
| EESC310 | Water Resources and Management | 8 | Spring |
| GEOG331 | Spaces, Places and Identities: Qualitative research design | 8 | Autumn |
| GEOG332 | Environmental and Heritage Management | 8 | Spring |
| Total for major at 300-level | 24 | ||
| 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 | ||
Honours
See separate entry for the Bachelor of Science (Honours).
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au