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Unit description

Explores the diversity of coastal landforms. We examine past and contemporary processes that drive the evolution of coastal landforms, with special consideration given to the ramifications of environmental change for coastal management.

Unit content

Coastal features

  • Beaches; barriers; dunes
  • Deltas; estuaries

Coastal processes

  • Waves
  • Tides
  • Climate and weather
  • River systems

Changing coastal zones

Management monitoring and solutions

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:GA1GA2GA3GA4GA5GA6GA7
1describe the geomorphology of all coastal zonesIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning
2describe the dynamic processes that have shaped the coastal zonesIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning
3illustrate how past sea level events have shaped our coastline and how climate change will potentially affect tomorrow’s coastlineIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning
4indicate scientific techniques used in coastal sciencesIntellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning
5understand how human activities continue to impact on our coasts.Intellectual rigourKnowledge of a disciplineLifelong learning

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the geomorphology of all coastal zones
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  2. describe the dynamic processes that have shaped the coastal zones
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  3. illustrate how past sea level events have shaped our coastline and how climate change will potentially affect tomorrow’s coastline
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  4. indicate scientific techniques used in coastal sciences
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning
  5. understand how human activities continue to impact on our coasts.
    • GA1: Intellectual rigour
    • GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
    • GA5: Lifelong learning

Prescribed texts

  • Short, A D & Woodroffe, C D, 2009, The Coast of Australia, 1st edn, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne. ISBN: ISBN9780521696173.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Lecture online 1 hours (10)
Residential session 4 days (1)
Assessment
Case study40%
Report40%
Quiz10%
Quiz10%
Notice

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