EMSC6014 Surficial Processes, Source to Sink

Offered By	Research School of Earth Sciences
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Earth and Marine Science
Offered in	First Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course will cover: The weathering of rocks, and the development of Regolith. Development of soils. Sediments, cations and anions will be tracked into various depositional environments, from rivers, to deserts, to marginal marine environments to the deep sea. Fundamental concepts for deciphering depositional environments such as sedimentary textures and structures. Treatment of modern Stratigraphic disciplines: Lithostratigraphy, Magnetostratigraphy, Seismic Stratigraphy, Chronostratigraphy and Geologic Time. The Masters level will include a research paper. Note: Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but will be assessed separately.
Learning Outcomes	On completion of this course students will have: Understanding of the processes that take place that influence sedimentary depositional environments. Appreciation of the basic principles chemical and physical processess at the surface of the Earth.
Indicative Assessment	Theory Exam (50%) Practicals (30%) Reports (20%)
Workload	3 hours of lectures, 2 hours of laboratory per week, total 65 contact hours.
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest	Earth and Marine Sciences
Eligibility	Bachelor degree; with either first year Geology or first year Chemistry.
Requisite Statement	Geology or Chemistry to a first year level.
Academic Contact	Bradley Opdyke

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