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Coastal Landforms and Management (GEOG90024)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject provides a detailed understanding about the dynamics of coastal landforms, the processes driving change and the impact on human occupation of the coastal zone. The coast is one of the most intensively utilised landscapes worldwide and Australia is no exception. Population densities and development pressures are all rapidly rising providing ever increasing stress on the landscape. Intense human development is however a relatively recent phenomena. Coastal landforms operate over much longer timescales than people. Beaches and dunes have natural cycles of erosion and deposition of decadal to centennial scales while cliffs may have a history of several thousand years. It is therefore impossible to successfully manage, or simply enjoy this environment without knowledge of how it evolved and operates. During this course we will explore the operation and management of the key landforms found at the shore.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject students will have a sound understanding of:
- Coastal processes and functions
- Relationship between management & landform evolution
- Practical skills in the development of coastal management assessments from a physical geography perspective
Generic skills
- design, conduct and report on original research based on field and/or laboratory investigation;
- work effectively in projects which require team-work;
- articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations;
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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GEOG30001 | Coastal Landforms & Processes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Recommended background knowledge
General knowledge of physical geography or marine systems an advantage. Former students have either worked in, or had degrees in a wide range of areas including engineering, resource management, water chemistry, geology, etc.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Theoretical Essay (1500 words) due Week 6 (20%)
- Beach Erosion Management Report (1500 words) due Week 10 (20%)
- Attendance at, and submission of all tasks completed within, eight practical and fieldwork exercises completed within the scheduled practicals throughout the semester (15%)
- Exam (2 hrs) during examination period (45%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Sarah McSweeney Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2x1hr lectures per week (all recorded on LectureCapture), 1x3hrs practical per week and a fieldtrip (1 day) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
(1) Woodroffe C.D., 2002, Coasts: form, process and evolution, Cambridge, 623 pp.
(2) Davidson-Arnott R., 2010, Introduction to coastal processes and geomorphology, Cambridge, 442 pp.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Geography Course Master of Environmental Science Course Master of Science (Geography) - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022