Key facts
UNE unit code: GEPL506
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- Trimester 3 - Online
- Yes
- No
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Unit information
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The aim of this unit is to increase your understanding of the physical character of landscapes and the processes shaping them.
This advanced unit focuses on the role of water as a force shaping landscapes. You will examine the role of water and its interactions with other processes in shaping landscapes, learn how to read and interpret fluvial landscapes, understand how water and sediment transport processes influence landscapes, and the way fluvial landforms and processes can be incorporated into environmental understanding.
Questions posed throughout the unit are: what fluvial processes and their interactions are key to shaping landscapes; how does this influence the way communities use landscapes and what hazards they present; and how does this in turn influence the landscape?
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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Trimester 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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Notes
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Unit coordinator(s)
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- understand and critically analyse the fundamental processes by which water shapes the Earth's surface;
- demonstrate clear, coherent and independent identification of the key physical components of different fluvial landscapes;
- determine coherent theoretical knowledge of the concepts of how water processes and critically apply these concepts to understand how they influence a range of typical Australian landscapes;
- critically examine and analyse the influence of fluvial landscapes and landscape processes, and analyse their impact on human and other biological communities; and
- independently apply a range of analytical techniques for investigating fluvial landforms, landscapes and processes and be able to report these in an independent manner.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 30% | All offerings | Quizzes. three (3) self-directed quizzes of learning modules at 500 words each No. Words: 1500 |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 5% | All offerings | Site Selection No. Words: 500 |
Assessment 3 | Yes | 25% | All offerings | Framework Report. A directed field-based investigation of a landscape form. No. Words: 1200 |
Assessment 4 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Project Report. No. Words: 4000 |
Learning resources
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