Course list for the Earth Science Extended Major
Information valid for students commencing 2021
Earth Science (Extended Major)
For the extended major in Earth Science, students must complete 24 units comprising —
    - 2 units for Level 1 Earth Science extended major compulsory course; and
    - 10 units from Level 2 Earth Science extended major elective courses; and
    - 12 units from Level 3 Earth Science extended major elective courses.
Students should complete the 2 units of Level 1 prerequisite courses for the extended major.
Prerequisite courses for the Earth Science extended major
Complete these 2 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
GEOM1000 | 2 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information & Technologies |
Level 1 Earth Science extended major compulsory courses
Complete these 2 units —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ERTH1000 | 2 | Planet Earth: The Big Picture |
Level 2 Earth Science extended major elective courses
Choose 10 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ERTH2002 | 2 | Paleobiology |
ERTH2003 | 2 | Sedimentology & Ancient Environments |
ERTH2004 | 2 | Structural Geology |
ERTH2005 | 2 | Earth Materials |
ERTH2006 | 2 | Magmas & Metamorphism |
ERTH2050 | 2 | Field Geology |
ERTH2110 | 2 | Tectonics of Active Plate Boundaries |
Level 3 Earth Science extended major elective courses
Choose 12 units from —
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
ERTH3001 | 2 | Ore Deposits & Exploration Geology |
ERTH3002 | 2 | Global Field Experience |
ERTH3050 | 2 | Field Geology: Mapping in the Outback |
ERTH3103 | 2 | Sedimentary Environments |
ERTH3104 | 2 | Tectonics & Crustal Evolution |
ERTH3110 | 2 | Marine Geoscience |
ERTH3205 | 2 | Geochemistry & Geochronology |
ERTH3212 | 2 | Coral Reefs: Past, Present & Future |
ERTH3222 | 2 | Environmental Geochemistry |
ERTH3250 | 2 | Hydrogeology |