Area: | Department of Social Sciences |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
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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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- The ability to chart the development of the discipline from its earliest days to its diverse range of contemporary manifestations. Examined the main theoretical developments within the disciplineand their practical applications. An understanding of how geography has influenced and been influenced by the interchange of ideas with its cognate disciplines. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Cloke, P., Philo, C. and Sadler, D. (1991), "Approaching Human Geography:An Introduction to Contemporary Theoretical Debates", London, Paul Chapman |
Unit Texts: | Johnston, R. J. (1997), "Geography and Geographers: Anglo-American Geography since 1945", (5th. ed.). London, Arnold. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 40%, Research Proposal 15%, Research Report 45%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
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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