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2014 Unit Guide

ESC 1011 / ENV 1011

Planet Earth: Our place in the
Universe
The beginning and evolution of the Universe, our Solar System and Earth; planetary geology of our
Solar System and other solar systems. The structure of the Earth, including: geological evolution of the Earth; plate tectonics and the structure of the Earth's crust; minerals and igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and their formation processes; formation and evolution of life on Earth.
Geohazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and avalanches, and meteorite impacts) and modern day changes to the Earth's atmosphere and environment.
ESC1011 and ENV1011 are the same unit, with minor changes made in ENV1011 to accommodate the BEnvSci student cohort. If you have completed one, you cannot enroll in the other. Only students enrolled in the BEnvSci are able to enroll in ENV1011.
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