Monash University Handbooks 2008

GES3360 - Soils, Landscape and their Management

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate Faculty of Arts

Leader: TBA

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

Relationships of soil development to landscape processes, and Australian soil management in the context of past, present and future environmental change. Students are presented with a number of soil development problems and management issues, and explore alternative land uses and sustainable land management for Australian environments.

Assessment

Written (2000 words): 40%
Examinations (2 hours): 30%
Practical work/fieldwork: 30%

Contact hours

4 hours per week on average (two lectures and one lecture plus one 3-hour practical in alternate weeks, and one 2 day field trip)

Prerequisites

GES2130

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