Unit of study_
Climate Change: Process, History, Issues - AFNR5801
Year - 2018
This unit provides students with an overview of current debates and approaches to understanding and quantifying interactions between the biosphere, oceans and atmosphere, as used around the world, and the consequences of those interactions for climate. The unit considers climate change on a variety of timescales. This unit will include a weekend field trip to Snowy Mountains field sites where students will be introduced to climate change research.
Classes
18 hours lectures/tutorials, 12 hours practicals/field classes, 9 hours field trip preparation
Assessment
2-hour exam (40%), tutorials (20%), practical report from field exercise (manuscript format) (40%)
Textbooks
A reading list will be provided consisting of selected book chapters, journal articles and other publications
Assumed knowledge
A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues.
Details
Faculty: Science
Semester 2
30 Jul 2018
Department/School: Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations
Study Mode: Normal (lecture/lab/tutorial) day
Census Date: 31 Aug 2018
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6.0
EFTSL: 0.125
Available for study abroad and exchange: No
Faculty/department permission required? No
Location
Camperdown
More details
Unit of Study coordinator: A/Prof Peter Franks (Coordinator), Dr Dan Penny, Dr Malcolm Possell
HECS Band: 2
Courses that offer this unit
Non-award/non-degree study If you wish to undertake one or more units of study (subjects) for your own interest but not towards a degree, you may enrol in single units as a non-award student. Cross-institutional study If you are from another Australian tertiary institution you may be permitted to undertake cross-institutional study in one or more units of study at the University of Sydney.
