Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

310995 (v.1) Geography 312 - Research Perspectives in Geography


Area: Department of Social Sciences
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** 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: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: The unit traces the main sets of ideas that have shaped the development of the discipline of geography from classical conceptions of the subject through to the broad range of contemporary approaches. At the end of the unit you will have an understanding of geography's historical development, a knowledge of the diverse approaches to contemporary geography and have a better understanding of it's position within the social sciences. Also, you will learn how geography has influenced and been influenced by the interchange of ideas with its cognate disciplines.
** 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: 010799 Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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