313196 v.4 Geography Double Degree Major
Introduction
This major focuses on the manner in which societies, and individuals within those societies, interact with the physical and cultural environment in which they live. Geography gives emphasis to the spatial and environmental relationships within and between cultural landscapes at local, regional, national and international scales. The focus is on three main themes - environmental management, urban, rural and regional development, and regional studies.
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| 311922 | v.1 | Engaging in the Humanities 100 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312593 | v.3 | Human Geography 111 | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | |||||
| 311926 | v.3 | Communicating with Asia: Languages and Societies 100 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| OR | |||||
| 311925 | v.3 | Senses of Place 100 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312591 | v.3 | Physical Geography 112 | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | |||||
| 312589 | v.3 | Geography and Sustainable Environments 211 | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT 1 ELECTIVE | 25.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | |||||
| 312588 | v.3 | Human Geography 212 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| SELECT 1 ELECTIVE | 25.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | |||||
| SELECT 1 ELECTIVE | 25.0 | ||||
| SELECT 1 OPTION | 25.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | |||||
| SELECT 1 ELECTIVE | 25.0 | ||||
| SELECT 1 OPTION | 25.0 | ||||
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | |||||
| 312327 | v.3 | Geography Research Skills 311 | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Year 4 Semester 2 | |||||
| 312328 | v.2 | Building Sustainable Futures 312 | 3.0 | 50.0 | |
| 50.0 | |||||
| Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
| 307915 | v.1 | Rural Resource Planning 311 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312576 | v.3 | Sustainable Resource Management 222 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312577 | v.3 | Natural Hazards- Risk, Vulnerability and Adaptation 221 | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
| 312585 | v.3 | Titans and Transformations: Japan, China, India 212 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312587 | v.3 | International Political Economy 222 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
| 312597 | v.3 | Sustainability: Sociocultural Perspectives 223 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
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