SLE202 - Landscape Evolution
Unit details
Enrolment modes: | (B) |
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Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit chair: | N Porch |
Prerequisite: | SQA102 or SLE102 |
Incompatible with: | SQB341, SQE347 |
Contact hours: | 1 x 2 hour lectures per week, 6 x 3 hour practicals per trimester (which includes a full day field trip to the Mornington Peninsula) |
Note:Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. |
Content
The unit will include an introduction to soil classification and identification, studies on earth surface processes that influence landform development, and on general geomorphic systems. It will also involve a detailed study of rock types and a basic study of geological structures. Further it will examine techniques used in the assessment of the landscape palaeo-environmental history, and the contribution that this information / data has to climate change science. This unit will also involve detailed studies of geo-scientific maps (i.e. geological, regolith and soil maps), and of geophysical remote sensed imagery applicable to geo-environmental problems.
Assessment
Three practical reports (20% each) 60%, examination 40%
Unit Fee Information
Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Student Contribution Rate*** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
$565 | $565 | $1006 | $3450 | $3260 |
* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.