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Geology from Geophysics (ERTH90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Off Campus
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Summer Term
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Overview
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The course is designed to provide practical experience in the processing of regional geophysical datasets or the purpose of undertaking geological interpretation. The course is designed to allow the student to go through step-by-step methodologies of processing data, interpretation techniques, and modelling of geophysical data.
Intended learning outcomes
- This subject aims to equip students with discipline-specific knowledge and expertise appropriate for post-graduate research in the field; equip students with discipline-specific knowledge and expertise enabling them to take their place as professional geologists in industry or government organisations;
- to develop skills to process regional geophysical datasets, develop strategies to interpret geology from regional aeromagnetic and gravity data, integrate geological data into the geophysical interpretation, practical experience in geophysical interpretation and model geophysical data.
Generic skills
- Exercise critical judgement;
- undertake rigorous and independent thinking; adopt a problem-solving approach to new and unfamiliar tasks;
- develop high-level written report and/or oral presentation skills;
- interrogate, synthesise and interpret the published literature;
- work as part of a team.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Knowledge of third-year geology strongly recommended.
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Additional details
- A 2000-word equivalent interpretation of geophysical images produced by the students including lithologies, structures and overprinting relationship, due by last day of classes (60%)
- A final 3000-word report on the method for interpretation and a short tectonic history of the area consistent with the interpretation, incorporating portions of the text of the first assessment, due by the last day of classes (40%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Summer Term - Off Campus
Coordinator Ralf Haese Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Teaching contact plus preparation of assessment components – 45 hours Total time commitment 68 hours Pre teaching start date 17 February 2020 Pre teaching requirements Pre-teaching time: 20 hours. Reading expected to be completed in the pre-teaching period:Geophysics for the Mineral Exploration Geoscientist, Michael Dentith, Stephen T. Mudge, 2014; Geological Interpretation of aeromagnetic data, Dave Isles and Leigh Rankin, Publisher: ASEG Teaching period 24 February 2020 to 28 February 2020 Last self-enrol date 18 February 2020 Census date 24 February 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 25 February 2020 Assessment period ends 28 February 2020 Summer Term contact information
Time commitment details
68 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject is taught through the Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences: https://vieps.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Reading expected to be completed in the pre-teaching period:Geophysics for the Mineral Exploration Geoscientist, Michael Dentith, Stephen T. Mudge, 2014; Geological Interpretation of aeromagnetic data, Dave Isles and Leigh Rankin, Publisher: ASEG
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Geoscience Course Master of Science (Earth Sciences) Informal specialisation Earth Sciences - 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.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022