Biophysical Environments - ENVS117
This unit focuses on regional and local scale environmental processes and provides a balance with global scale processes taught in GEOS112 and ENV118. This course covers water and river health, coastal oceanography and morphology, and climate. A key focus is on linking theory, field, modelling and analysis skills. The course includes taking on-site measurements in the local area of water and river health, and climate. The fundamentals of geographic information science (GIS) are also introduced to aid an understanding of the integrated biophysical environment. Issues of change and human impacts on biophysical environments are examined. This unit is fundamental to all natural sciences, but particularly environmental science and ecology. The content is relevant for various environmental science and management careers including environmental consultancies, and local and state government, where many environmental science students find employment.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S1 Day - Session 1, North Ryde, Day S1 External - Session 1, External (On-campus dates: Compulsory) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Marta Ribo Gene, Associate Professor Kirstie Fryirs, Dr Grant Edwards, Dr Michael Chang |
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| NCCW(s): | ENVE117, GEOS117 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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