Current students

First Year Coordinator: Marion Anderson
Second and Third Year Coordinator: Jeffrey Stilwell

Earth science is a broad discipline that covers all aspects of the study of the Earth's physical environment and the interaction of that environment with the biosphere. It includes the disciplines of physical geography, geology, geophysics, and climate science.

There are many combinations of units you can choose in an Earth Science Major, you can follow the suggested streams (listed below) or study units across multiple streams.

• The Earth's Physical Environment- rivers, groundwater, soils, and the landscape
• The Earth's Climate-climate and how we understand and predict natural and anthropogenic climate change.
• Geosciences-geological processes such as plate tectonics, basin formation, volcanology, earthquakes, and the formation of ore deposits.

When you are selecting your units for second year and third year we strongly recommend that you discuss your choices with the relevant unit coordinators, or with the Science Faculty advisors, to ensure that you are choosing units that best match your interests.

As a graduate, you will be equipped to apply your learning to real-world problems, with transferable skills in wide demand within the science and non-science sectors of the economy. Examples of careers for Earth Scientists are in mineral exploration, mining and energy, contaminant remediation, water resources, federal and state government agencies such as CSIRO, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Bureau of Meteorology, non-government organisations and education, primary, secondary and tertiary.

For details of subjects recommended and prerequisites required for a minor sequence (24 points) and major sequence in Earth science (48 points) please refer to the Earth Science Monash Handbook.

Earth Science Progression Map (click on progression map)