Geography

Geography is the investigation and understanding of the dynamic relationships between societies and environments. The discipline raises and answers questions about why these relationships are the way they are, how and why they are changing, and how and why their characteristics vary over time and space. Geographers study human actions and activities from the local scale to the global scale. Geography is one of the few disciplines that encompasses very different ways of knowing - those of science and those of the humanities and social sciences - in its approach to the world’s urgent problems and injustices. As such it is a globally-minded discipline that seeks to understand the complex connections between people and place in order to work towards a more equitable world.

The BA Major in Geography allows students both breadth and specificity in the study of Geography. Specific pathways within the Major are dedicated to the study of urban geography, cultural geography, development geography, environmental geography (especially focused on climate change issues and debates) and Asia-Pacific geography. Field classes in Australia and overseas (at 200-level and 300-level) offer students the opportunity to explore and examine geographical issues, policy and problems first-hand.

To learn the skills and conceptual frameworks needed to understand the environmental and social processes that shape the world

Geography

Major

The Geography major comprises of 100 points (25 points of core subjects at Level 1, 37.5 points of subjects at Level 2, and 37.5 points of subjects at Level 3 - including one core subject).

Level 1

Famine in the Modern World (12.5 points)

and one Arts Foundation Subject *Please seek advice from the coordinator regarding your choice.

Level 2

37.5 points

Level 3

37.5 points including 1 compulsory subject, GEOG30003- Geographical Thought

Minor

The BA minor in Geography comprises 25 points at each of year level one, two and three.

Level 1

Famine in the Modern World (12.5 points)

and one Arts Foundation Subject

Level 2
25 points

Level 3
25 points

Level 1

Students must complete GEOG10001 Famine in the Modern World, plus one Arts Foundation Subject if you are completing a major - please seek advice from the major coordinator regarding your choice

Level 2

37.5 points of Level 2 subjects below for the Major, or 25 points of the following subjects for the Minor:

Level 3 Capstone Subject

This subject is compulsory for students completing a major in Geography. Students must complete 37.5 points of level 3 subjects including the capstone GEOG30003 Geographical Thought if they are completing a major, or 25 points of the following subjects for the Minor:

Level 3

37.5 points of Level 3 subjects including the capstone GEOG30003 Geographical Thought, or 25 points of the following subjects for the Minor: