Coastal Engineering and Management

Course Outline (Postgraduate Diploma)

Module Assessment Plan Credits Reports Notes Part time
mode
Semester 1          
Induction week       Orientation
Field trip
Group exercise
Year 1
CZEM6100
Coastal Processes and Hazards
60% Exam
40% Coursework
4 Individual report,
15 pages maximum
Distance learning module Year 1
CZEM6103
Principles of Coastal Defence, Management and Environmental Assessment
60% Exam
40% Coursework
4 Group report, with individual sections
50 pages maximum
Distance learning module
Peer group assessment.
Intensive 1 week project
Year 1
CZEM6101
Coastal Geomorphology
60% Exam 40% Coursework 4 Individual report,
15 pages maximum
Distance learning module
Field trip
Year 2
COEM 6016
Natural Hazards Management
60% Exam
40% Coursework
4 Individual report,
15 pages maximum
Distance learning module Year 2
Semester 2          
CZEM6102
Coastal Zone Metrics
100% Coursework 4 Group report, with individual sections
50 pages maximum
One week field trip
Peer group assessment
Problem based learning.
Year 1
CZEM6106
Design of Coastal Structures
100% Coursework 4 Group report, with individual sections
50 pages maximum
Peer group assessment.
Problem based learning.
Oral presentation to group
Year 1
CZEM6112
Coastal Zone Modelling
100% Coursework 4 Individual report,
25 pages maximum
Distance learning module. Year 2