Course list for the Geological Sciences Single Major
Information valid for students commencing 2018
Geological Sciences (Major)
(This major is available at St Lucia only)
Prerequisites required for progression in this major:
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ERTH1000 | 2 | Planet Earth: The Big Picture |
GEOM1000 | 2 | Geographical Information and Data Analysis |
Major requirements (14 units)
4 units for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ERTH2003 | 2 | Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Palaeoenvironments |
ERTH2004 | 2 | Structural Geology |
and 2 units from -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ERTH2002 | 2 | Palaeobiology |
ERTH2005 | 2 | Mineralogy |
ERTH2006 | 2 | Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology |
ERTH2020 | 2 | Introduction to Geophysics |
ERTH2050 | 2 | Field Geology |
GEOM2000 | 2 | Introduction to Earth Observation Sciences (EOS) |
GEOS2110 | 2 | Tectonics and Geomorphology of Active Plate Boundaries |
and 8 units from -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ERTH3001 | 2 | Ore Deposits & Exploration Geology |
ERTH3002 | 2 | Advanced Field Experience |
ERTH3003 | 2 | Geomicrobiology |
ERTH3021 | 2 | Exploration & Mining Geophysics |
ERTH3050 | 2 | Field Geology: Mapping in the Outback |
ERTH3060 | 2 | Advanced Structural Geology [1] |
ERTH3103 | 2 | Sedimentary Environments [2] |
ERTH3104 | 2 | Tectonics and Crustal Evolution |
ERTH3110 | 2 | Marine Geoscience and Palaeoceanography |
ERTH3203 | 2 | Energy Resources [1] |
ERTH3205 | 2 | Geochemistry and Geochronology |
ERTH3212 | 2 | Geology of Coral Reefs |
ERTH3222 | 2 | Exploration Geochemistry |
ERTH3250 | 2 | Hydrogeology |
ERTH3301 | 2 | Ore Body Modelling |
GEOM3001 | 2 | Advanced Earth Observation Sciences (EOS) |
PHYS3071 | 2 | Computational Physics |
SCIE3230 | 2 | Introduction to Research in Geological Sciences |
SCIE3231 | 2 | Research Project II in Geological Sciences |
End notes
- [1] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.
- [2] Course is offered in odd-numbered years only.