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First Year Course

Offered By:	Research School of Earth Sciences
Academic Career:	Undergraduate
Course Subject:	Earth and Marine Science
Offered in:	Spring Session 2010
Unit Value:	6 units
Course Description:	This course uses the ANU Coastal Campus at Kioloa as a field base for an intensive introduction of 2 weeks duration in studies of modern and ancient processes in earth and marine sciences. Topics will include: formation and evolution of the former Gondwanan margin now exposed on the southeastern coast of Australia; styles of magmatism, tectonism, sedimentation, and habitats at convergent margins subject to sporadic rifting; analysis of the rock record and its interpretation in terms of paleoenvironments; field mapping and interpretation of well-exposed plutonic constructs in the crust; mapping and analysis of Holocene land-sea interactions; landform developments consequent to formation and extinction of spreading activity in the Tasman Sea. Laboratory studies will include an introduction to petrographic techniques and their use in examination of varied rock suites.
Indicative Assessment:	Theory examination, practical exercises, major essay: 50% practical, 25% theory, 25% field report
Workload:	Eighty contact hours over two weeks commencing at the end of November, including lectures, practicals and field excursions, plus up to 50 hours of independent study, e.g. report preparation. The course must be completed by December 22
Areas of Interest:	Earth and Marine Sciences
Consent Required:	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Science Group:	A
Academic Contact:	Dr John Mavrogenes and Professor Stephen Cox