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GEOLOGY 1104 - Geology for Engineers I

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3810
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 6 hours per week
Restriction: Available to B Eng (Civil & Struct), B Eng (Civil & Eng) & B Eng (Mining) & B.Eng (Chemical) & B. Mathematical & Computer Sciences students only
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Incompatible: GEOLOGY 1100
Assessment: Theory exam, practical work (in class), quizzes
Syllabus:

Building structures, extracting resources, mitigating hazards, and remediating the environment require engineers to interact with the Earth. In these cases, an understanding of Earth materials, their properties, and how they can change or move through time is crucial to developing safe and effective engineering solutions. This course introduces the Earth system to engineers and others, with an emphasis on what the earth is made of (minerals and rocks) how it operates globally (plate tectonics), its significant cycles (water, carbon, atmosphere), and the hazards that can kill us (earthquakes, volcanoes, climate change). The course will assist engineers and others to converse with geoscientists, analyse geoscientific claims, and make better informed decisions on topics that may affect us all in the future, such as groundwater pollution, geohazards and their mitigation, earth resources.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3810 Mon 12/03/2018 Sat 31/03/2018 Fri 04/05/2018 Fri 08/06/2018


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12724 LE01 115 22 26 Feb - 26 Mar Monday 11am - 1pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre
2 Mar - 23 Mar Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre
16 Apr - 4 Jun Monday 11am - 1pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre
20 Apr - 1 Jun Friday 1pm - 2pm Napier, G03, Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Practical
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
12725 PR02 80 10 9 Mar - 23 Mar Friday 10am - 1pm Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
20 Apr - 8 Jun Friday 10am - 1pm Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
12726 PR01 30 7 7 Mar - 28 Mar Wednesday 9am - 12pm Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
18 Apr - 18 Apr Wednesday 9am - 12pm Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
2 May - 6 Jun Wednesday 9am - 12pm Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room