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EAE3311 · Monash University

Oceans and coasts

Credit points
6
Level
3
Workload
—
Faculty
Science

What it covers

In this unit you will apply active learning approaches to examine ocean circulation and mixing, ocean chemistry and productivity, sediment transport in the oceans, and hydrodynamic forces affecting coastlines. Particular attention will be paid to key processes that pose significant management challenges for human societies and the natural world, such as runoff, ocean acidification, eutrophication, coastal erosion, ocean warming and sea level rise.

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
Oral presentationPresentation5%
QuizzesQuiz / Test40%
Field trip reportDemonstration15%
Laboratory reportsDemonstration40%

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn-campus