3420 (v.4) Geography 313 - Australian Cultural Landscapes - Exploration, Settlement, Development and Cultural Landscape Production in Australia


Area:

Department of Social Sciences

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

5.0
 
** 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. **
 

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

2493 (v.4) Geography 213 - Australian Cultural Landscapes - Exploration, Settlement, Development and Cultural Landscape Production in Australia
11284 (v.3) Australian Studies 353
12683 (v.2) Australian Studies 253
 

Syllabus:

Approaches to the study of historical geography. Geographical analysis of historical data. Process in historical geography. Form in historical geography. The European exploration of Australia. Constraints. The response. The settlement process. The economic, social and ecological implications of the transport revolution. Environmental and technological change and evolving cultural landscapes, plus a major research paper.
 
** 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. **
 

Field of Education:

90309 Human Geography

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area