Future students
Welcome to the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Study with us, change the world
To shape our world for a sustainable future, you need to know how it works
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Studies in Earth, Atmosphere and Environment (EAE) encompasses the whole Earth system, from the core of the Earth to our planet’s atmosphere. Our purpose is to better understand the world around us in order to find solutions to contemporary global challenges. Students explore ways to tackle climate change, take on measures to preserve our local ecologies and secure sustainable resources, predict weather and identify natural hazards.
Throughout your studies with us, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a myriad of local, interstate and international fieldtrips with field-based units
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Areas of study
The School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment offers three major and minor sequences:
Climate and Atmospheric Science
Climate and Atmospheric Science is an interdisciplinary science that draws on the strengths of Environmental Science, Applied Mathematics and Physical Geography. It also applies concepts derived from Physics and Chemistry. Weather and climate are both critical to understanding the natural environment and how it is changing with human influence. Climate and Atmospheric Science explores the structure and evolution of the physical climate system, explaining how the weather and climate system works, from a gust of wind to global-scale climate change as well as addressing how we forecast our weather and project future climate change.
Earth Science
Earth Science is a broad discipline that addresses the major processes that have shaped our planet over deep geological time and continue to pose natural hazards to society, but also provide elements that we need to sustain a modern society. You will learn about geological processes (plate tectonics, basin formation, volcanology, earthquakes, and the formation of ore deposits); the Earth’s physical environment (such as rivers, groundwater, soils, and landscapes) and the interaction of physical systems with the biosphere; and/or the Earth’s climate and how we understand and predict natural and anthropogenic climate change.
Geographical Science
Geographical Science is the interdisciplinary study of understanding how natural and human processes affect our planet including soils, vegetation, water, landforms and climate throughout time. You will learn to analyse and synthesise complex environmental, economic, social and political information to enable a geographical understanding of humans, environments and the planet.
Environmental and climate units offered by EAE also form part of the Environmental Science extended major managed by the School of Biological Sciences.
Our majors can be completed in the following :
Research project: EAE3000
Third year undergraduate students have the opportunity to take on a major research project, which will introduce you to current research in the Earth, Atmospheric or Environmental sciences.
Climate change: SCI1300
Students University-wide are encouraged to participate in our specialised climate change unit. Upon completion of this unit, students will be equipped with the essential scientific background to investigate what options humankind has to respond to the economic, ethical and political challenges of climate change, including global and national governance models required to mitigate and adapt to its effects.
The School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment is focused on the future. We aim to educate the next generation of scientists to find environmental solutions for society and the planet. This includes leading research and education on:
After taking our first year sequence, our undergraduate course majors, streams and unit specialisations will allow you to harness the breadth of all your life and physical science studies while applying them in specialised fields of your choosing across Earth science, Geography and Environment, and Climate and Atmosphere. Choose to study specialised fields such as; Oceanography and Coastal Science Soil Science and Land Management Remote Sensing and GIS Environmental Chemistry Modelling and coding Glaciers and Ice Sheets Economic Geology Structural Geology, Geodynamics and Geophysics Hydrogeology Future Climates and Palaeoclimatology Geochemistry and Mineralogy Dynamical and Physical Meteorology Field Geology and Mapping As part of your major studies with us, you can also undertake a specialised research project in a discipline of your choosing. Such projects are tailored to your research interests and can include disciplines as diverse as palaeontology, meteorite and planetary sciences, soil sciences, coastal processes, and atmospheric modelling. "The choice is yours!" |
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After completing an undergraduate degree you may have further opportunities to become part of our vibrant research community and undertake an Honours project, Master’s degree or a PhD and in doing so will continue to be trained as an independent leader in your field of interest and speciality.
Your career network
We have our eye on your future and we work collaboratively with industry so our students develop an early link with real-world problems. EAE has links with employers including:
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Contact us
For further information please contact:
sci-eae-studentenquiries@monash.edu
+61 3 9905 5767
