Subject Database

Subject Code:	GEO1ES
Subject Short Title:	EARTH SCIENCE
Credit Points:	15
Subject Description:	The composition, structure and dynamic processes of earth are of interest to many different groups of people who wish to better understand the planet on which they live. This subject is available for study by students from a range of disciplines and provides an introduction to earth materials via a systematic study of the composition and mode of origin of rock-forming minerals, and of common rock groups and geological structures. It considers the processes that form and shape planet earth and the interaction of humans with geological processes.
Class Requirements:	two 1-hour lectures per week, one 3-hour laboratory class per week and one 3-hour field class.
Work Experience Indicator:	Student is not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
two practical tests	20
two laboratory reports	20
one written assignment (750 words)	20
2 hour Examination - Principles of Geology	40

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Subject Coordinator: Dr Katherine Legge

Subject Availability
BENDIGO
	Semester 1, Day. Dr Katherine Legge (k.legge@latrobe.edu.au)
	Semester 2, Day. Dr Katherine Legge (k.legge@latrobe.edu.au)