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Rivers and Coasts

Undergraduate | TAS-KGA326 | 2024

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
14 weeks

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Rivers and Coasts

About this subject

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

    1. Assess changes in geomorphology, in relation to slope processes, river catchments, and the range of different coastal settings
    2. Apply methods of rehabilitation for slope, river and coastal erosion
    3. Assess the vulnerability of sedimentary landscapes to flooding, land instability, and sea level change
    4. Apply the methodologies by which scientists may measure, monitor and manage processes in the physical environment that affect human society

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Weekly lectures and online seminars (2 hours study), 3 fieldwork days (online), and 3 x 3 hour laboratory practicals (online).

Study load

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

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