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Environmental Geology Field Techniques (GEOL90046)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Off Campus

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This module outlines the fundamental theory and techniques of field work in environmental geology. It aims to give students the essential tools for the assessment of environmental hazards associated with mining operations and how to measure their effects.

This subject is taught as part of the Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences (VIEPS), a collaboration between various Australian universities that share the teaching of graduate subjects in geoscience and atmospheric science.
 
This subject is taught by the University of Tasmania, and involves a field trip in Tasmania. In order to complete this subject, you will need to enrol via your University of Melbourne study plan, as well as register your enrolment with the home teaching institution.
 
You can find information regarding this subject, including important participation requirements and how to register as an external student, via the VIEPS website here: https://www.monash.edu/science/schools/earth-atmosphere-environment/honours/vieps

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subjects, it is intended that students will be able to 

  • conduct field analyses of acid drainage chemistry and mine tailings, piezometer measurements and analysis in porous aquifers, and use a range of geophysical techniques, including resistivity and electromagnetics.

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

Last updated: 19 November 2025