EA1002 - Environmental Earth Science

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Earth Sciences

This subject examines Earth's surficial materials in the context of current processes, past patterns and future global change. Topics include natural hazards such as volcanoes and earthquakes within the framework of Earth dynamics, the endowment, utilisation and sustainable use of Earth's soil, water, mineral and energy resources; processes related to landscape materials including weathering, soil formation, groundwater movement and sediment transport, deposition and accumulation. Global cycling of Earth materials inclusive of change due to natural cycles and the influence of humankind.

Learning Outcomes

• to equip students with the ability to recognise common regolith and sedimentary materials and appreciate the processes by which they formed;
• to provide students with a foundation knowledge to support advanced-level study in Earth Sciences;
• to provide students with an objective analysis of current environmental issues from an Earth System Science perspectives;
• to provide students with an overview of how the Earth functions as a dynamically interactive system.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

EA1004 and EA1200 and EA1300 and EA1210

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2007
Coordinator:	Dr Jody Webster
Lecturers:	jc120855, Dr Timothy Baker, Dr Jody Webster.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 39 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); test (10%); assignment (10%); practical work and field exercises (40%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	Mr Peter Whitehead
Lecturer:	Dr Paul Nelson.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 30 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); tests (10%); practical work and field exercises (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.