International Students
If you are an International student who is interested in undertaking an undergraduate unit or units in the department of Earth and Planetary Sciences as part of your current degree, then detailed unit descriptions can be assessed through the "Undergraduate" link on our web pages. It is recommended that you consider the following units.
GEOS112 The Planet
Earth (3cp) -no pre-requisites
Examination of the interplay among the Earth's biosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere.
General science unit with Laboratory.
GEOS115 Earth Dynamics,
Materials and the Environment (4cp) -no pre-requisites
Discover how the solid Earth works - investigate the dynamic link between plate
tectonics and Earth
evolution.
General science unit with Laboratory.
GEOS116 Marine
Geoscience (2cp) -no pre-requisites
Study of oceans past and present.
General science unit with Laboratory.
GEOS226 Introduction
to Field Geology (2cp)
Field based unit, simple mapping techniques.
GEOS230 Field
and Laboratory Studies in Geoscience(4cp)
Apply a range of geoscience techniques to forensic and other geoscience problems.
GEOS235 Palaeontology (3cp)
Looks at patterns of evolution and mass extinctions in the past.
GEOS260 Marine
Depositional Enviroments (4cp)
Geological aspects of modern and ancient marine environmemnts.
GEOS268 Introduction
to Geophysics (4cp)
Using geophysics to understsnd the Earth's interior.
GEOS307 Field
Geology and Mapping(3cp)
Field excursion to the Australian Outback - mapping in central Australia.
GEOS309 Astrobiology (3cp)
Study of life in the universe.
GEOS373 Volcanic
Geology Fieldwork (3cp)
Study modern magmatic environments of the Pacific Rim on a field trip to New
Zealand.
GEOS386 Global
Tectinics (3cp)
Explore global tectonics of the Earth.
GEOS428 Coral
Reef Dynamics (2cp)
A field based look at the dynamics of coral reefs on Heron Island off the coast
of Queensland.
Link to Macquarie International