Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
3 Practical or Laboratory hours

Prerequisite

ERTH2001 or 2004 or GM229 or 239 or 261 or 271

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Assignments, term paper

Course enquiries

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Course description

(offered in semester 1 in odd years only) Plate tectonics & plume tectonics; tectonics associated with zones/boundaries of extension, contraction & shearing; mountain-building processes & mountain belts; mantle conversion & its consequences on the formation & evolution of Earth's lithosphere & crust.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile