EAE3541 Geoscience: Igneous and metamorphic processes
Faculty of Science
EAE3541 Geoscience: Igneous and metamorphic processes is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 15%
- and 3 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before EAE3541
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EAE3541
No unit lists EAE3541 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
PROHIBITION: EAE3521, ESC3211, ESC3212, ESC3421
PREREQUISITE: One of EAE2511, ESC2111, EAE2532, ESC2132
Overview
The goal of this unit is to provide you with key skills required in a modern geosciences environment. These include a profound understanding of geological foundations of the Earth’s crust and the geochemical processes that led to its current expression. Knowledge of these processes is imperative for understanding societal issues such as mining waste, modern extraction methods of critical metals and environmental factors associated with passive human terraforming. The unit will include aspects of rock forming processes, the compositions of rocks, minerals and fluids, and modern analytical techniques.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Practical in-class workDemonstration50%
- Field course reportDemonstration15%
- Oral presentationsPresentation20%
- Online Moodle examinationExamination15%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand mineral reactions under changing environments, such as temperature, pressure or fluids, and subsurface mass movement;
- 2
Relate hard rock geologic concepts and genesis to other geoscience disciplines, such as ore geology and environmental sciences;
- 3
Translate idealised textbook concepts of rock forming processes within the Earth into more complex, natural rock relationships, including mineral reactions;
- 4
Apply the concept of geologic time and means to accurately measure it;
- 5
Synthesise data from real life examples and convert this into a scientific report;
- 6
Identify rock relationships in the field, in comparison to idealised laboratory environs.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops72 hours
Total 144 hours over 12 weeks, which includes:
- Two 3-hour workshops per week
- One 4-day field trip
- Additional self-directed learning activities
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Andy Tomkins
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Andy Tomkins
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EAE3541?
EAE3541 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EAE3541 offered?
In 2027, EAE3541 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is EAE3541?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EAE3541 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 15% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.