KEA Geology – School of Earth Sciences as at 14th May, 2002
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Geology
– School of Earth Sciences
The Geological Sciences include Geology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Economic Geology,
Environmental Geology and Environmental Resource Science.
Geology is the study of the Earth. It includes studies of tectonic processes leading to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and the generation of mineral, petroleum and water deposits in the Earth’s crust. By combining studies in Geology with other science majors it is possible to broaden one’s job horizons and to become involved in some exciting areas of geoscience.
A combination of physics and geology leads into geophysics, which uses the physical properties of the crust to study the structure, composition and location of mineral, water, oil and gas deposits. Combining chemistry and geology leads to geochemistry, while combining geography and geology leads into geomorphology and environmental geology.
Economic Geology is a combination of geology, physics and chemistry in the study of the formation and exploration of mineral deposits.
A recently developed stream in Environmental Resource Science is designed to produce graduates equipped to tackle environmental issues related to the mining, mineral processing and chemical industries.
There are seven recommended streams of study in the Geological Sciences which lead to a career as a professional geoscientist:
Career outcomes
Graduates from the School of Earth Sciences have pursued a wide range of well paid, satisfying careers in the mining, energy (oil, gas and coal) and environmental industries.
Careers in Environmental geoscience, including hydrogeology (the search for and maintenance of water resources), have continued to grow steadily whilst demand for geoscientists in other resource areas is more cyclical.
Geology graduates with a good all-round science background (including maths, computing, physics and chemistry) are expected to be in demand. Honours graduates in geophysics are in strong demand from all industry areas. The School of Earth Sciences’ 4 year honours courses in Economic Geology (BSc(Hons) Economic Geology), Geophysics
(BSc(Hons) Geophysics) and Geochemistry (BSc(Hons) Geochemistry) have recently been recognised by the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Theme area
All units taught by the School of Earth Sciences are in the National and State
Development theme area. Majors and courses offered in this theme include the Geology major in the BSc; four year BSc specimen course in Economic Geology; BSc Honours fields in geochemistry, geology, geophysics and economic geology; the Master of Economic
Geology; Master of Science (Exploration Geoscience); and Master of Science Studies
(Geology).
Stream 1: General Geology
For students wishing to obtain a broad education in geology; suitable for a career in a government geological survey, the petroleum industry, teaching geology or academic research.
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Stream 6: Petroleum Geology
For students intending to pursue a career in the oil and gas industry.
Stream 2: Environmental Geology
For students with an interest in the environment, resource management and the key issues of conservation and development in geoscience.
Stream 3: Geophysics
A combination of physics, geology and computing, for students looking for a career in mineral geophysics, petroleum geophysics, or geophysical research.
Stream 4: Geochemistry
A combination of geology with chemistry, for students looking for wider career opportunities in mineral exploration geochemistry, isotope geochemistry or hydrothermal geochemistry research.
Stream 5: Environmental Resource Science
For students wanting to become environmental scientists with expertise in tackling environmental problems in the mining, mineral processing and chemical industries.
Stream 7: Economic Geology
For students wishing to learn about the Earth’s mineral resources and processes leading to their formation and discovery; designed for students intending a career in mineral exploration, mining geology, mineral economics, resource management or research in ore deposit genesis.
Unit title campus-sem weight code
Year 1
Geology 1
Year 2
Geology 2
H.6,
Plus a choice of 3 other Group 1 core units (75%) from Geography & Environmental
Studies, Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science (may include one Group
1A subject).
H.6,
25%
25%
KEA100
KEA205
Plus 75% from other Group 2 units (can include *KEA230 and/or *KEA240):
Introduction to H.2, 12.5% KEA230
Geophysics &
Computer
Applications
Fossils and
Environments
Through Time
H.1, 12.5% KEA240 or KEA340
Year 3
Geology 3 H.6, 50% KEA300
Plus 50% from other Group 3 units (either a second major or other KEA3– units).
Year 4 BSc(Honours)
Geology 4 H.6,
(Honours) Full time
100% KEA410
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Geology 4
(Honours) Part time
H.6, 50
(includes a fieldbased research thesis and selected coursework)
Unit title campus-sem weight
Year 1
Geology 1
Geography and
Environmental
Studies 1
H.6,
H.6,
25%
25%
KEA411
code
KEA100
KGA100 plus a choice of 2 other Group 1 core units (50%) generally from Life Sciences.
Year 2
Geology 2 H.6, 25% KEA205
Either *KEA230 OR *KEA240
Introduction to
Geophysics &
H.2,
Computer
Applications
Fossils and
Environments
Through Time
H.1,
Year 3
Geology 3
Sedimentary
Environments
Environmental
Geology
H.6,
H.1,
H.2,
12.5%
12.5%
50%
12.5%
12.5%
KEA230
KEA240 or KEA340
KEA300
KEA338
KEA348
Plus a choice of 2 of the following units:*KEA332, *KEA346, *KEA336, *KEA342 *KEA346
(25%):
Computers in H.2, 12.5% KEA332
Geoscience
Ore Deposit
Geology
Exploration
H.1,
H.1,
12.5%
12.5%
KEA336
KEA342
Geophysics
Ore Deposit
Geochemistry
H.2, 12.5% KEA346
Year 4 BSc(Honours)
Geology 4
(Honours) Full time
H.6,
Geology 4
(Honours) Part time
H.6,
100%
50
KEA410
KEA411
(includes a fieldbased research thesis on an environmental geology-based project, plus selected coursework).
Unit title campus-sem weight code
Year 1
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Geology 1
Physics 1B
[b]
[b]
Physics 1A [b]
H.6,
H.2,
H.1,
25%
12.5%
12.5%
KEA100
KYA102
KYA101 plus a choice of 2 other Group 1 core units (50%) preferably including Maths (Calculus and
Linear Algebra) and Computer Science (Computer Science).
Year 2
Geology 2 [b]
Physics
2AElectromagnetis m, kinetic theory and waves
Physics 2BWaves and thermodynamics
Introduction to
Geophysics &
Computer
Applications [b]
H.6,
H.1,
H.2,
H.2,
25%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
KEA205
KYA201
KYA202
KEA230
Plus one other Group 2 unit (16.67%) (AusImm applicants require one other Group 2 unit in Physics or Maths)
Year 3
*KEA300 (or *KEA355)
Geology 3
Geology for
Geophysicists [b]
H.6,
H.6,
H.2, Computers in
Geoscience [b]
Exploration
Geophysics [b]
H.1,
50%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
KEA300
KEA355
KEA332
KEA342
Plus a choice of 2 of the following units: *KEA336, *KEA338, *KEA346, *KEA348 (25%):
Ore Deposit
Geology [b]
Sedimentary
H.1,
H.1,
12.5%
12.5%
KEA336
KEA338
Environments
Ore Deposit
Geochemistry
Environmental
Geology
H.2,
H.2,
12.5%
12.5%
KEA346
KEA348
Year 4 BSc(Honours)
Geophysics 4 H.6,
(Honours) Full time
Geophysics 4
(Honours) Part time
H.6,
100%
50
KEA420
KEA421
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(includes a fieldbased research thesis on a geophysics-based project, plus selected coursework).
Unit title campus-sem weight code
Year 1
Geology 1 [b]
Chemistry 1A [b]
H.6,
H.6,
25%
25%
KEA100
KRA110 plus a choice of 2 other Group 1 core units (50%) preferably including Physics, Maths or
Computer Science.
Year 2
Geology 2 [b]
Chemistry 2
Analytical
Chemistry [b]
Introduction to
Geophysics &
Computer
Applications [b]
Year 3
Geology 3
Ore Deposit
Geology [b]
[b]
Ore Deposit
Geochemistry [b]
H.6,
H.6,
H.2,
H.2,
H.6,
H.1,
H.2,
25%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
50%
12.5%
12.5%
KEA205
KRA210
KRA213
KEA230
KEA300
KEA336
KEA346
Plus a choice of 2 of the following units: *KEA332, *KEA338, *KEA342, *KEA348 (25%):
Computers in H.2, 12.5% KEA332
Geoscience
Sedimentary
Environments
Exploration
H.1,
H.1,
12.5%
12.5%
KEA338
KEA342
Geophysics
Environmental
Geology
H.2, 12.5% KEA348
Year 4 BSc(Honours)
Geochemistry 4 H.6,
(Honours) Full time
Geochemistry 4
(Honours) Part time
H.6,
100%
50
KEA440
KEA441
(includes a fieldbased research thesis on a geochemistry-based project, plus selected coursework).
Unit title campus-sem weight code
Year 1
Geology 1
Geography and
Environmental
Studies 1
H.6,
H.6,
25%
25%
KEA100
KGA100
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Botany 1G
Chemistry 1B
Year 2
Geology 2
Environmental
Chemistry
Introduction to
Geophysics &
Computer
Applications
H.6,
H.6,
H.6,
H.1,
H.2,
25%
25%
25%
12.5%
12.5%
KPA150
KRA130
KEA205
KRA211
KEA230
Year 3
Geology for
Environmental
Scientists
Sedimentary
Environments
Environmental
Geology
Environmental
Impact Assessment
H.6,
H.1,
H.2,
H.2,
25%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
KEA365
KEA338
KEA348
KGA381
Plus a choice of 3 other relevant units (KEA3– or KGA3–) to make up another 37.5%
Year 4 BSc(Honours)
Geology 4 H.6,
(Honours) Full time
Geology 4
(Honours) Part time
H.6,
100%
50
KEA410
KEA411
(includes a fieldbased research thesis on an environmental/geochemistry-based project, plus selected coursework).
Unit title campus-sem weight code
Year 1
Geology 1
Physics 1A
Physics 1B
Chemistry 1A
H.6,
H.1,
H.2,
H.6,
25%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
KEA100
KYA101
KYA102
KRA110
Plus one other Group 1 core unit preferably from Maths or Computer Science.
Year 2
Geology 2
Introduction to
Geophysics &
Computer
Applications
Fossils and
Environments
Through Time
Chemistry 2
H.6,
H.2,
H.1,
H.6,
25%
12.5%
12.5%
25%
KEA205
KEA230
KEA240 or KEA340
KRA210
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Year 3
Geology 3
Computers in
Geoscience
Sedimentary
Environments
Exploration
Geophysics
Environmental
Geology
H.6,
H.2,
H.1,
H.1,
H.2,
Year 4 BSc(Honours)
Economic Geology H.6,
4 (Honours) Full time
Economic Geology
4 (Honours) Part time
H.6,
50%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
100%
50
KEA300
KEA332
KEA338
KEA342
KEA348
KEA450
KEA451
(includes a petroleum-based research project)
Unit title campus-sem weight code
Year 1
Geology 1
Chemistry 1A
H.6,
H.6,
25%
25%
KEA100
KRA110
Plus a choice of 2 other Group 1 core units (50%), preferably including units from physics, mathematics or computer science.
Year 2
Geology 2 [b]
Chemistry 2 [b]
Introduction to
Geophysics &
Computer
Applications
H.6,
H.6,
H.2,
25%
25%
12.5%
KEA205
KRA210
KEA230
Plus other Group 2 units from physics, mathematics or computer science b] .
Year 3
Geology 3 [b]
Ore Deposit
Geology [b]
Ore Deposit
Geochemistry [b]
Exploration
Geophysics
H.6,
H.1,
H.2,
H.1,
50%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
KEA300
KEA336
KEA346
KEA342 plus other 3rd-year units in geology.
Year 4
Economic Geology
4 (Honours) Full time
H.6, 100% KEA450
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Economic Geology
4 (Honours) Part time
H.6, 50
(includes an economic geology based research project).
KEA451
[a] Four-year stream recognised by Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)
[b] Compulsory unit for AusIMM Scholarship applicants
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