ENV102: Introduction to Environmental Science

Environmental science is a problem-oriented, multidisciplinary field that attempts to assess environmental problems scientifically. This unit acquaints the students with the broad principles and methodology of environmental science. The nature of environmental systems and the methods used to learn more about them are introduced. The interrelations between land uses and geomorphology, soils, climate, plant communities, wetlands, rivers and estuaries and their interaction with humans are examined from an integrated, problem-solving perspective.

Points	3
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 3 hours per week; laboratories: 20 hours per semester including field work; tutorials for internal students: 4 x 1 hour sessions per semester. External students should note that this unit has a four day on-campus component. To find out about the
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Environmental Science
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Peter Dingle Position: Associate Professor E-mail: P.Dingle@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 3.043 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2569
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Peter Dingle Associate Professor (P.Dingle@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2569 Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 3.043 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S2: Internal (02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)