OMH10402 - Coastal Processes

1. General information about the module

  • Module code:  OMH10402
  •  Vietnamese module designation: Các quá trình vùng ven bờ
  • English module designation: Coastal Processes
  • Credit points: 2
  • Workload:
    • Total workload: 105
    • Contact hours: lecture: 15, practice: 30
    • Private study: 60 
  • Type of module: Specialization
  • Required and recommended prerequisites for joining the module: None 

2. Module objectives/intended learning outcomes

This module provides the basic and advanced knowledge of hydrodynamic and sediment dynamic processes in coastal zones which are the main driving factors of coastal evolutions, coastal morphological changes and shoreline changes.

Students who complete this module could be achieved the following:

- Knowledge: Be able to understand and apply knowledge of hydrodynamics processes including tide, wave, currents and sediment transport driving by these factors.

- Skills: Be able to work in individual, group work, self-study, lifelong learning, and problem solving.

- Competences: Be able to analyze and interpret data of tide, wave, current and sediment transport in coastal zone. Have the capacity to learning in the next periods.