EVSC20008 Earth's Surface Processes (University of Melbourne): rated 3.7/5 overall across 9 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
EVSC20008 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Environmental Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 地球表层过程
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: Environmental Science
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject explores the dynamic processes which shape Earth’s current and ancient landscapes through an 8-day fieldtrip in south-eastern Australia. It will form a practical introduction into mapping the Earth using a range of techniques relevant to geoscience, geography and environmental science.
EVSC20008 has 9 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 3.0 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "EVSC20008 4-11 July and EURO20009 17-21 July both had follow up reports / essay which were follow up work all finished before S2 started. It is intensive and lots of reading so July august I wasn’t working or travelling and very manageable H2 and H1 respectively. The first ticke…"
On Reddit: "Recommending Earth’s Surface Processes EVSC20008 as an option for a winter term subject, my group had the 8 day field trip to Buchan last week and it was brilliant. Most people weren’t geo majors and there were plenty of non science students taking it as breadth, but everyone ha…"
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Q: Is EVSC20008 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 9 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches EVSC20008, and when is it offered?
A: EVSC20008 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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