Area: |
Department of Social Sciences |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Fieldwork: |
1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): |
3419 (v.4) Geography 312 - Research Perspectives in Geography
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Prerequisite(s): |
1436 (v.4) Geography 111 - Natural Hazards - Geography of the Global Distribution, Causes and Impacts of Natural Hazards and Strategies Used to Minimise Risks or any previous version
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1437 (v.4) Geography 112 - Global Change - Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Urbanisation and Social Inequality or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
The historical development of Geography, both philosophically and as an academic discipline - systems theory, humanism, structuralism, behavouralism, Marxism, structuration, realism, feminism, poststructuralism and postmodernism. The emphasis is on the philosophical foundations of these different paradigms and an examination of the contributions that they have made to the changing nature of the discipline. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
90309 Human Geography |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Not Online |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Availability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information. |
