Earth Science - GEOLS13937
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Contact: www.bees.unsw.edu.au
Program: 3937 - Science/Social Rsch & Policy
Award(s):
Bachelor of Science (Major)
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Stream 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.
Stream 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):
- GEOS1701 Physical Enviros and Issues (6 UOC)
- CHEM1011 Chemistry A or CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1021 Chemistry B or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry B (6 UOC)
Stage 2
- BEES2041 Data Analysis: Life & Earth Sc (6 UOC)
- GEOS2131 Field Mtds & Mapping (6 UOC)
- GEOS2181 Earth Materials (6 UOC)
- GEOS2821 GIS (6 UOC)
PLUS 6 UOC from:
- GEOS2071 Life through Time (6 UOC)
- GEOS2291 Earth's Interconnections (6 UOC)
- GEOS2721 Aust. Surface Enviro & Land (6 UOC)
Stage 3
- GEOS3141 Mineral and Energy Resources (6 UOC)
- GEOS3171 Earth Structures (6 UOC)
PLUS 18 UOC from:
- GEOS3071 Life on a Dynamic Earth (6 UOC)
- GEOS3281 Applied Geochemistry (6 UOC)
- GEOS3331 Petroleum Reservoir Geophysics (6 UOC)
- GEOS3721 Australian Soil Use & Mgmnt (6 UOC)
- GEOS3733 Environmental Geophysics (6 UOC)
- GEOS3761 Environmental Change (6 UOC)
- GEOS3811 Adv. Techniques in Remote Sens (6 UOC)
- GEOS3821 Geographic Data Analysis (6 UOC)
Notes
- 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
Students seeking to enrol into Honours in Earth Science should refer to program 4500 – Science (Honours) and the plan page for Geology (Honours) in this Handbook.
