GEPL311 Coasts and Catchments

Updated: 16 February 2010

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points

Offering

Responsible Campus	Teaching Period	Mode of Study	Online Level
Armidale	Semester 1	Off Campus	C - Internet access required
Armidale	Semester 1	On Campus	C - Internet access required

Intensive School(s)

None

Supervised Exam

There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.

Pre-requisites

24cp or candidature in a postgraduate award

Co-requisites

None

Restrictions

GEPL211 or RSNR110

Notes

None

Combined Units

None

Coordinator(s)

Michael Reid (mreid24@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.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography: ISBN: 9780136005988

Christopherson, R.W., Prentice Hall 7th ed. 2008

Note: Includes CD.

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus

Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Soils: Their Properties and Management: ISBN: 9780195517620

Charman, P.E.V. and Murphy, B.W., OUP 2006

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Coastal Geomorphology: An Introduction: ISBN: 9780470517307

Bird, E., John Wiley 2nd ed. 2008

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Land Degradation Processes in Australia: ISBN: 9780582870086

McTainsh, G.H. and Boughton, W.C., Longman 1993

Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus

Disclaimer

Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Exam Length	Weight	No. Words
Assignment 1		35%	2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3 GA: 1, 2, 6
Assignment 2		25%	2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Final Examination	2 hrs	40%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1, 2

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

understand the movement of water on and through the surface and subsurface of the Earth;
understand coastal processes and management problems;
understand river flow and drainage, and erosional and depositional landforms in catchments and coasts;
understand the increasing human impact on rivers, coasts, climate and landscape, and a comparison of present changes with those since the last Ice Age;
have a brief outline of the legislation covering areas of interest (NSW/QLD only).

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students will deepen their knowledge of the relevant issues in the study of coasts and catchments, a core area of Geography and Planning. Students will be taught via lectures and online discussions and assessed in all assessment tasks.
2	Communication Skills Students learn to communicate effectively using graphical as well as written forms of communication. This is assesed in all assessment tasks.
3	Global Perspectives The study of coasts and catchments is a global issue. Students are encouraged to become award of the global context and implications of the topic areas.
4	Information Literacy Students are taught and assessed on their ability to locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of sources in an appropriate manner.
6	Problem Solving Students? problem solving skills are developed and assessed in their assessment tasks.

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