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Earth Science - GEOLS13930
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Plan Outline
Plan Structure
Notes
Honours

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
 
 
School: School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences
 
 
Contact: http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Program: 3930 - Science/Arts
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Major)
 
 

Plan Outline

Earth Scientists study the nature and evolution of the structure of our planet, covering everything from natural crystals and fossils to the powerful forces that drive earthquakes and volcanoes and move continents across the globe. Almost everything we do involves the Earth in some way. Tuition covers environmental geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology and groundwater contamination, mineral and petroleum exploration and resources, palaeontology, remote sensing and much more. Field work in different regions of New South Wales is an essential part of geology courses.

Plan Structure

A major in Earth Science is comprised of 78 units of credit of the following courses:

Stage 1
Recommended electives (these courses are not required but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major):

Stage 2
PLUS 6 UOC from:

Stage 3
  • GEOS3181 (new course in development)
PLUS 12 UOC from:
  • MINE3### Energy Resource Geology (new course in development)
Recommended elective (this course is not required but is recommended as a good complementary course for this major):
  • BEES3041 Statistics in Life and Environmental Sciences (new course under development).

Notes

  1. The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences maintain enrolment guides for many sub-disciplines of Earth Science: these are available from the BSB Office (G27 BioScience Building).

Honours

For further information on Honours in Earth Science, please see the Earth Science Honours entry in this Handbook.

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