Tectonics and Crustal Evolution (ERTH3104)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2023
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
Prerequisite
ERTH2004
Recommended prerequisite
ERTH3101
Assessment methods
Assignments, term paper
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
Plate tectonics & geodynamics; the compostion and strength of the lithosphere, plate kinematics, continental rifting, seafloor spreading, subduction processes, mountain building processes and evolution of the Australian plate.
