SLE108 - Ocean Processes
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | SLE010 |
| Incompatible with: | SLE104 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 2 x 1 hour online lecture per week,1 x 2 hour seminar per trimester (week 2), 3 x 3 hour practical experience (laboratory) per trimester (weeks 3, 5 and 7), 1 x full day practical experience (fieldtrip) per trimester. |
| Note: | Students enrolled at Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus will have practical experience (fieldtrips) and practical experience (laboratory) conducted from the Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Science Centre. Students enrolled at the Warrnambool Campus will have practical experience (fieldtrips) and practical experience (laboratory) conducted from the Warrnambool Campus. Students may be required to meet their own expenses while on fieldwork. |
Content
In this unit, students will learn about the physical, chemical, and biological process of oceans and coasts. This includes an understanding of the distribution and key characteristics of the world’s major oceans and seas. Other fundamental topics covered in this unit include marine provinces and sediments, ocean structure and chemistry, circulation, tides, currents, and waves. We will also look at the processes that shape our coastlines and how estuaries are an important link between freshwater and marine environments. These fundamental topics will then be applied to better understand how biological processes operate in the ocean. The unit will also cover human impacts on the global ocean such as climate change and marine pollution. Assessments will use the fundamental knowledge gained to apply to real-world ocean experiences. For example, this unit seeks to understand the physics behind surfing and assessing the perfect wave.
Unit Fee Information
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