SPECIAL NOTE:
Full-time students enrol in
KSA420; part-time students in
KSA421 and
KSA422
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KSA420
H
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
H
On Campus
27-FEB-2012
23-MAR-2012
16-APR-2012
01-JUN-2012
Sem 2
H
On Campus
16-JUL-2012
10-AUG-2012
03-SEP-2012
20-OCT-2012
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
The unit introduces students to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean environment. Lecture material covers Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems, the climate, oceanography and geological history. Other aspects such as technology and logistics and the Antarctic Treaty and legal frameworks covering Antarctic and Southern Ocean are also discussed.
WEIGHT:
50%
ASSESSMENT:
Coursework (48%), final research seminar (4%), thesis (48%)
TEACHING PATTERN:
Fully online unit (see KSA412) and a supervised research project.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
