Geoscience Communication

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
EART 6003
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Course ID
201970
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Phys, Chem and E Sci
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Derrick Hasterok
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Course level
2
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

Students are introduced to scientific ethics, writing, and the visual display of quantitative data in multiple contexts. Students perform writing tasks devised to support thesis. Guest speakers discuss transferrable skills important for student career development, including preparing for field work, job hunting, mental wellbeing and strategies for coping with stress and anxiety. Students are assessed via class discussions, small writing assignments and an end of term poster.

  • Writing
  • Presenting

Course learning outcomes

  • Students are introduced to scientific ethics, writing, and the visual display of quantitative data in multiple contexts. Students perform writing tasks devised to support thesis. Guest speakers discuss transferrable skills important for student career development, including preparing for field work, job hunting, mental wellbeing and strategies for coping with stress and anxiety. Students are assessed via class discussions, small writing assignments and an end of term poster
  • Review – Perform a literature search
  • Plan/Design Research – Develop a research plan with short and long-term goals, including clearly defined hypotheses and clear aims
  • Write – Write a technical report in the form of a scientific paper
  • Present – Produce a visual presentation and orally present/discuss their own and related research
  • Ethics – Understand the importance of ethics and personal wellbeing to become a valuable member of the scientific community and society

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 27694
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 70
Available
Available 70
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
26 Feb - 16 Apr Thursday 10:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Engineering South, S112
7 May - 28 May Thursday 10:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Engineering South, S112
Class number
Class number 27692
Section
Section SE01
Size
Size 70
Available
Available 70
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 May - 5 May Tuesday 1:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Mawson, 134
Class number
Class number 27693
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 70
Available
Available 70
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 2 Mar Monday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Mawson, 134
16 Mar - 30 Mar Monday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Mawson, 134
13 Apr - 13 Apr Monday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Mawson, 134
4 May - 25 May Monday 9:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Mawson, 134

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

  • If the following courses have not already been completed THEN must be enrolled in all of EART5012 Advanced Field Geoscience/EART6002 Geoscience Data Analysis and Interpretation

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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