Our Changing Climate

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:

  1. Analyse interactions and feedbacks in climate systems and under climate change
  2. Evaluate spatial and temporal climate variability and trends using climate model simulations, historical and palaeoclimatic data
  3. Evaluate the impacts of climate change on physical, biological and human systems
  4. Obtain scientific information and present it graphically, quantitatively, qualitatively and via oral presentation
  5. Work constructively in groups to produce scientific outputs

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• TAS-KGA204-Earth, Climate and Life

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

• Software requirements - Access to a computer with reliable internet, and the capacity to use free software packages (with support from instructors) is essential in this subject.
• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Weekly 2-hour lectorial 3-hour practical, 8 times per semester

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.