GEPL311 Coasts and Catchments
Updated: 10 January 2007| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | GEPL 111 or 103 or GeoPlan 100 or candidature in BNatRes | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | RSNR 110; GEPL 211 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Robert Baker (rbaker1@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit follows the movement of water from the atmosphere to the land and down to the ocean. It provides an introduction to hydrology and fluvial and coastal geomorphology. Topics include rainfall patterns and climatic change, catchment drainage, soils and soil erosion, the development of rivers and coasts from the Ice Age to the present, and the human impact on all of these. Optional residential school in April, and an optional weekend beach school in May. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |