Course list for the Earth Science Major

Information valid for students commencing 2021

Earth Science (Major)

For the major in Earth Science, students must complete 16 units comprising —
    - 2 units for Level 1 Earth Science major compulsory course; and
    - 6 units from Level 2 Earth Science major elective courses; and
    - 8 units from Level 3 Earth Science major elective courses.
Students should complete the 2 units of Level 1 prerequisite courses for the major.

Prerequisite courses for the Earth Science major

Complete these 2 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
GEOM1000 2 Fundamentals of Geographic Information & Technologies

Level 1 Earth Science major compulsory courses

Complete these 2 units —

Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH1000 2 Planet Earth: The Big Picture

Level 2 Earth Science major elective courses

Choose 6 units from —

Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH2002 2 Paleobiology
ERTH2003 2 Sedimentology & Ancient Environments
ERTH2004 2 Structural Geology
ERTH2005 2 Earth Materials
ERTH2006 2 Magmas & Metamorphism
ERTH2050 2 Field Geology
ERTH2110 2 Tectonics of Active Plate Boundaries

Level 3 Earth Science major elective courses

Choose 8 units from —

Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH3001 2 Ore Deposits & Exploration Geology
ERTH3002 2 Global Field Experience
ERTH3050 2 Field Geology: Mapping in the Outback
ERTH3103 2 Sedimentary Environments
ERTH3104 2 Tectonics & Crustal Evolution
ERTH3110 2 Marine Geoscience
ERTH3205 2 Geochemistry & Geochronology
ERTH3212 2 Coral Reefs: Past, Present & Future
ERTH3222 2 Environmental Geochemistry
ERTH3250 2 Hydrogeology