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GEOL120 Geology and the Environment II

Updated: 14 May 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
18 September 2009 21 September 2009 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites GEOL110 or GEOS1040
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) John Paterson (jpater20@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides an overview of the tectonic processes that shape Earth's crust, the principles of sedimentology, palaeontology and stratigraphy, the interpretation of geologic maps, the geology of Australia, the occurrence and origin of natural resources (minerals and fossil fuels), and the application of geophysical methods in geology.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Dynamic Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology
ISBN: 9780471152286
Skinner, B.J., Porter, S.C. and Park, J., Wiley 5th ed.
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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