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EA5404 - Earth's Climate: Past, Present and Future
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
This subject presents a comprehensive analysis of climate systems and change over timescales spanning deep geological time to the contemporary. Emphasis is placed on functioning of global climate, evidence for change and the tools used in the analysis of climate change and its effects on landscape, biosphere and society.
Learning Outcomes
- A knowledge of the history of climatic change from deep time to modern days;
- An understanding of the processes underlying climate change at geological to contemporary timescales;
- Knowledge of the tools employed to reconstruct climate change;
- A critical appreciation of the importance of climate change to society and the environment;
- An understanding of global climate and atmospheric processes.
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.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
EA2404 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Study Period 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Brandon Mahan |
| Lecturers: | Professor Michael Bird, Dr Chris Wurster, Dr Prince Owusu Agyemang, Dr Brandon Mahan. |
| 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 24-Aug-2023 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Brandon Mahan. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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