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GEPL311 Coasts and Catchments
Updated: 10 November 2009| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||||||
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| 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) | To be advised | ||||||||||||
| 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. |
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| Materials | Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | ||||||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |