Handbook home
Earth Sciences // Structure
You’re currently viewing the 2024 version of this component
Earth Sciences
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Josephine Brown
School of Earth Sciences
Email: josephine.brown@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) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ERTH40008 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
| ERTH40009 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt1 |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
| ERTH40010 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ERTH40011 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
| ERTH40012 | Earth Sciences Research Project Pt2 |
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - 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 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ATOC90004 | Current Topics in Climate Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ATOC90005 | Atmosphere Ocean Interaction and Climate | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ATOC90007 | Mesoscale Atmospheric Dynamics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ATOC90010 | Statistics in Climate Dynamics | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ATOC90011 | Convective Clouds and Storms | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ATOC90012 | Advanced Dynamical Meteorology | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ATOC90013 | Atmospheric Modelling | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ATOC90014 | General Circulation of the Atmosphere | Semester 1 (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| ATOC90015 | Data Assimilation and Model Improvement | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ATOC90016 | Weather and Climate Extremes | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| ATOC90017 | Advanced Past Climates | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ERTH90026 | Climate Modelling and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ERTH90029 | Environmental Geochemistry | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERTH90032 | Interpretation of Satellite Images | No longer available | |
| ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90027 | Advanced Structural Mapping | March (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90028 | Geochronology and Thermochronology | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90031 | Ore Reserve Estimation | March (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90032 | Introduction to Mineralogy | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90033 | Mine Safety and Engineering | Semester 2 (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90043 | Fundamentals of Geological CO2 Storage | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90047 | Basin Evolution & Sequence Stratigraphy | No longer available | |
| GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90048 | Sedimentary Basins and Resource Analysis | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90050 | Field Geology of New Zealand | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| GEOG90052 | Riverine Landscapes: Hydrology & Ecology | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 29 January 2025