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Major: Geophysics

Award(s) to which this major belongs:
 
Graduate Diploma of Geoscience

Major details:

Geophysics

GEP01M

Department:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Faculty:
Faculty of Science

This major must be completed as part of an award. The general requirements for the award must be satisfied in order to graduate.

Requirements for the Major:

Completion of a minimum of 24 credit points including the following prescribed units:

Credit points

100 level

Required
either
or
 
The Planet Earth (3)
 
GEOS112
3
Earth Dynamics (3)
 
GEOS125
Required
3
Introduction to Geophysics (3)
 
GEOS205
Required
6cp from
 
Marine Depositional Environments (3)
 
GEOS206
 
Field and Laboratory Studies in Geoscience (3)
 
GEOS207
 
Introduction to Field Geology (3)
 
GEOS226
6
Geology of Australia - Global Perspectives (3)
 
GEOS272
Required
12cp from
 
Exploration and Environmental Geophysics I (3)
 
GEOS305
 
Exploration and Environmental Geophysics II (3)
 
GEOS306
 
Liquid Fuels and Energy Security (3)
 
GEOS309
 
Data and Image Processing in Geophysics and Exploration (3)
 
GEOS345
12
Global Tectonics (3)
 
GEOS385

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR

24