Geography

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1021 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus:	2012

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Mark Yaolin Wang

Email: myw@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview:	The minimum entry requirement for geography honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in geography, and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major equivalent to at least an H2A (75%). Students should note that the geography program offers a pure honours stream only. It is not possible to complete honours in geography on a part time basis. Students must complete the honours year full-time over two consecutive semesters of study.
Objectives:	See course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	Students undertaking pure honours in geography must complete: A combination of two Core Research subjects (total 75 points); and One Core Coursework subject (12.5 points); and One Honours Selective subject (12.5 points) Total 100 points
Subject Options:	Core Research Subjects Students must complete a combination of two of these subjects (GEOG40002 and GEOG40008; or 2 x GEOG40007) to make up 75 points. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: GEOG40002 Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 25 GEOG40002 Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 25 GEOG40002 Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 25 Compulsory Core Coursework Subject Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: GEOG40003 Advancing Geography & Environmental Stud Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 Selective Subjects Students must complete one of the following: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: MAST40001 Research Philosophies and Statistics Semester 1 12.50 NRMT40005 Social Research Methods Semester 1 12.50 BIOL90002 Biometry July 12.50
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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