Geosciences

Geosciences is a multidisciplinary science that seeks to understand the Earth's dynamic systems and its physical environment. Major processes on the Earth such as plate tectonics, volcanism, and earthquakes shape our environment, including the atmosphere, biosphere, the Earth's surface and its oceans. Geosciences provides an insight into both present-day processes and how the Earth has changed over geological time which is essential for assessing anthropogenic impacts such as climate change and pollution. Geoscience also provides an understanding of our major resources including mineral deposits, oil and gas, and water.

Geosciences at Monash covers a broad range of topics including geology, geophysics, and environmental geosciences. Careers in geosciences are varied and include mining and mineral exploration, petroleum exploration, marine science, teaching, geological engineering and geotechnical surveys, environmental consulting, and geological survey work. Additionally, transferable skills are developed which are in wide demand within the science and non-science sectors of the economy. Our teaching labs are state of the art and our units combine theory, practical work, and field experiences.

Availability

Geosciences is listed in S2000 Bachelor of Science, S3001 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours) and S3002 Bachelor of Science Advanced - Research (Honours) at Clayton as a major, extended major or minor.

Outcomes

In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of their course, students successfully completing this major or extended major will be able to:

• explain the main geological processes that have controlled the evolution of the Earth and the timescales over which they operate
• demonstrate detailed technical field- and/or lab-based skills and understanding in several fields of geoscience
• integrate and apply geoscientific data to analyse challenges and to develop effective solutions in professional contexts.