Overview

The Earth Sciences major at UNSW Sydney gives students a thorough understanding of our planet Earth. Students explore the Earth's composition and structure, its properties, and processes, from the Earth’s core to the atmosphere. Students will gain insights into the evolution of life over time and of the dynamic forces … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

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Obtain a broad knowledge of Earth Science and its subdisciplines.
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Explain the role of the dynamic earth processes that have shaped our world to become what it is today.
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Explain the relevance of earth science concepts and solutions to contemporary environmental issues.
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Relate the use of Earth’s natural resources with the development of equitable societies.
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Synthesise and explain the relationships between subdisciplines of Earth Science.
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Implement experiments and field observations, analyse and interpret data and report research outcomes.
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Demonstrate expertise in using and applying established and emerging techniques in the field of Earth Science to retrieve, manipulate, transform, and present scientific data and information.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Environmental Management - BEnvMgmt3965 - Environmental Management
Bachelor of Science - BSc3970 - Science

Specialisation Structure

Students must complete 78 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses30 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Core Courses18 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Core Courses18 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Prescribed Electives6 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Prescribed Electives6 Units of Credit:

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Notes

  1. The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences maintain enrolment guides for many sub-disciplines of Earth Science: these are available from the School of BEES website (under Current Students).

Honours

Students seeking to enrol into Honours in Earth Science should refer to program 4500 - Science (Honours) and the plan page for Geology (Honours) in this Handbook.

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