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Earth Sciences
Contact information
Coordinator
Professor Ralf Haese
School of Earth Sciences
Email: ralf.haese@unimelb.edu.au
Structure
100 credit points
Research
Students must complete 75 points of research.
Coursework
Students must complete 25 points of coursework.
Subject Options
Research component
Students enrol in a total of 75 points of research project across the duration of the Honours program. This is achieved by enrolling in two of the following subject across two consecutive semesters to achieve a total 75 credit points. Students enrol in a Part 1 subject in the first semester and a Part 2 subject in the second semester.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH40007 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ERTH40008 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
ERTH40009 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
ERTH40010 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ERTH40011 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
ERTH40012 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
50 |
Coursework component
Students select 25 points of coursework from the following subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ATOC90002 | Climate Science for Decision-Making | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90004 | Current Topics in Climate Science | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
ATOC90005 | Atmosphere Ocean Interaction and Climate | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
ATOC90007 | Mesoscale Atmospheric Dynamics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
ATOC90010 | Statistics in Climate Dynamics | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
ATOC90011 | Convective Clouds and Storms | Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90012 | Advanced Dynamical Meteorology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
ATOC90013 | Atmospheric Modelling | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
ATOC90014 | General Circulation of the Atmosphere | Semester 1 (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
ATOC90015 | Data Assimilation and Model Improvement | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90016 | Weather and Climate Extremes | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
ATOC90017 | Advanced Past Climates | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ERTH90026 | Climate Modelling and Climate Change | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ERTH90029 | Environmental Geochemistry | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
ERTH90032 | Interpretation of Satellite Images | No longer available | |
ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90027 | Advanced Structural Mapping | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
GEOL90028 | Geochronology and Thermochronology | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
GEOL90031 | Ore Reserve Estimation | Semester 1 (Extended) (Online) |
6.25 |
GEOL90032 | Introduction to Mineralogy | September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90033 | Mine Safety and Engineering | Semester 2 (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | May (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90043 | Fundamentals of Geological CO2 Storage | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | August (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90047 | Basin Evolution & Sequence Stratigraphy | No longer available | |
GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | May (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
GEOL90048 | Sedimentary Basins and Resource Analysis | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90050 | Field Geology of New Zealand | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
GEOG90052 | Riverine Landscapes: Hydrology & Ecology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022