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EA3800 - Earth and Environmental Geochemistry
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
EA3800 introduces students from a variety of science and environmental studies backgrounds to chemistry principles, and uses these principles to gain a better understanding of surface and deep Earth processes. Specific topics include elemental distribution in the cosmos, on the Earth, in rocks, minerals and the surface environment; aqueous geochemistry and mineral stability; chemical weathering; biogeochemical principles and applications in the earth sciences; isotopic and elemental ratios as tracers of natural and anthropogenic processes; radiometric dating; exploration geochemistry; pollution processes and issues. Each topic is reinforced by case studies from the science literature.
Learning Outcomes
- to provide students with a firm foundation in chemistry and its application to the natural world;
- to engender in students a deeper understanding of the Earth and our surface environment from a chemical perspective;
- to provide students with the means to assess rigorously and critically scientific debates and environmental issues;
- to provide students with a wide range of practical skills used in exploration and environmental geochemistry.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination - In class - (35%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (20%) - Individual
- Written > Problem task - (25%) - Group & Individual
- Written > Project report - (20%) - Individual.
| Prerequisites: | 12 credit points at level 2 and 3 credit points of level 1 CH and 3 credit points level 1 EA subjects |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
EA5046 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2022 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Brandon Mahan |
| Lecturer: | Professor Michael Bird. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2022 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Brandon Mahan |
| Lecturers: | Professor Michael Bird, Dr Brandon Mahan. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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