Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures

Major/Minor/Specialisation !B-ENVS-MAJ+1003 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook

Year and Campus: 2009

Coordinator

Dr Peter Christoff

Contact

Environments Student Centre
Old Commerce Building
The University of Melbourne
VIC 3010
T:+61 3 8344 6417
F: +61 3 8344 5532
E: envs-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au
Overview: The Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures major focuses on the relationship between human activities and the natural and build environment, humanity's changing relationship with the natural environment, and with the natural 'resources' that we both need and use. Contemporary political disputes, for example, have much to do with long-held concerns over energy supplies, water, land and food.
Objectives: By the end of a three year Bachelor of Environments degree with a Environmental geographies, Politics and Culture major, you will have developed a base of knowledge in natural systems, political economy, and cultural politics, providing you with the skills and conceptual frameworks needed to understand complex processes shaping the world around us. For more information visit: www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au
Subject Options:

Core subjects for the Environmental Geographies, Cultures and Politics major

Students majoring in Environmental Geographies, Cultures and Politics must complete the following core subjects totalling 37.5 points:
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Study Period Commencement:
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Selective core subjects

Students majoring in Environmental Geographies, Cultures and Politics must complete a total of 75 points of subjects drawn from the following list of selective subjects (please note some subjects will be available from 2010):

  • Environmental Philosophy (available from 2010);
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Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50
Semester 2
25.00
Not offered in 2009
25.00
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Semester 2
25.00
Not offered in 2009
12.50
Not offered in 2009
12.50

Bachelor of Environments electives

All Bachelor of Environments students must complete 37.5 points of Bachelor of Environments Electives. For a complete listing of available subjects please see:

http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/electives

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Breadth Subjects

Bachelor of Environments Students must complete 75 credit points of subjects selected from those available as breadth for Bachelor of Environments students; including at least one subject at 300-level. For a complete listing of available subjects please see:

https://app.portal.unimelb.edu.au/CSCApplication/faces/htdocs/user/breadth/BreadthSearch.jsp

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For more information on this major and to view a sample course plan please visit:

http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/about/fields-of-study/environ-geographies.html

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Related Course(s): Bachelor of Environments

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