Bachelor of Environments (Honours) Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures

The Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures Honours specialisation addresses the relationship between human activities and the natural and built environment, and humanity’s reliance on the earth’s natural resources.

• To provide students with the methods needed to carry out an effective research program
• To ensure students understand what is required to review critically a scholarly body of literature in geography or environmental studies
• To ensure students gain the skills needed to communicate their research intentions and results
• To ensure students gain some grounding in the history, philosophy or scope of the discipline of geography and in the principles of environmental impact assessment

The program is comprised of a 75 point research subject (a combination of 2 subjects worth 25 + 50 points; or 2 x 37.5 points), a core coursework subject (GEOG40003 - Advancing Geography and Environmental Studies) and a 12.5 point selective coursework subject.

Core subjects

Students are required to complete a 75-point core research project by enrolling in a combination of the Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis subjects to make up these credit points. Please note the table below is being updated and may show incorrect information.

The correct subjects are as follows:

GEOG40002 Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis - 25 credit points,

GEOG40007 Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis - 37.5 credit points, and

GEOG40008 Geography - Environmental Studies Thesis - 50 credit points.

Core coursework subject

Students must complete:

Selective coursework subjects

Students are required to complete one of the following subjects: