Program Overview

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Unit of Study ERTH2005 - Landscape Processes

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• Faculty/College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
• Placement: No
• Enrolment information: N/A

Unit Description

Landscape Processes is an interdisciplinary unit that explores key geomorphic and hydrologic processes that shape the Earth's surface. By examining these processes and their driving mechanisms, the forces that give rise to diverse landforms and ecosystems are revealed. Students will gain insight into how landscapes evolve over time, the role of climate in driving landscape and environmental change, and the interconnectedness of surface and subsurface processes. This unit prepares students to critically evaluate landscapes and engage in sustainable management practices for land and water resources.

Unit Content

• Module 1: Introduction into Geomorphology
• Module 2: Applied Geomorphology
• Module 3: Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future
• Module 4: Landscape Development I
• Module 5: Landscape Development II
• Module 6: Natural Hazards

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term 2	Term 2
Online	Term 2	Term 2

Learning Outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

• Analyse and evaluate key processes that shape and form terrestrial and coastal landscape
• Identify key landscape physical features and critically evaluate their modes of formation
• Understand core principles of surface and groundwater behaviour and critically evaluate management techniques
• Apply quantitative approaches for measuring and assessing surface and groundwater dynamics.

Prescribed Learning Resources

Term 2

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