While every effort is made to keep this information up to date, the University reserves the right to discontinue or vary courses at any time without notice. KEA100 Geology 1 Provides both a broad understanding of geology for students wishing to study the subject as part of a general science or arts degree, and a thorough grounding for students who wish to specialise in the geological sciences. Please check the recommended specimen courses above for the best combinations of subjects in the Geological sciences. Lectures in Geology 1 cover the history of the Earth, physical geology, petrology, applied geology, principles of stratigraphy, and outline the regional and structural geology of the world, the geology of Tasmania and the history of life. Laboratory work is divided into short courses covering elementary crystallography, lithology, physical mineralogy, micropetrology, geological mapping and palaeontology.
Field work includes excursions to places of geological interest, mostly in or near Hobart.
Students are required to attend at least five days of field work, and to submit appropriate fieldtests and reports. Perspectives of the Earth, Aust Acad Science, Canberra, 1983. Laboratory, Palaeontology and Excursion Manuals, available from the Geology Office. Whitten DGA and Brooks JRV, Dictionary of Geology, Penguin Books, 1972. MacKenzie WS and Adams AE, A Colour Atlas of Rocks and Minerals in thin Section, Manson Publ, 1994.