Geography (Honours)

No further student intakeTo be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Specialisations).The Geography (Honours) specialisation is offered by the College of Science and Engineering.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Geography) a student must complete 144 units, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study detailed below.

No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 144 units for the degree. Topics designated 'any year' or with no year level specified are regarded as First Year level topics.

Elective topics to complete 144 units may be selected from any offered within the University or, with approval from the College of Science and Engineering, from outside the University, provided any course and prerequisite requirements are met.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Upon completion of at least 103.5 units and with a GPA of 5 or more in the last 36 units of study, students may commence the Fourth Year Honours program. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Science (Geography) on completion of 108 units.

Students who have completed 108 units according to the first three years of the Program may choose to exit with the Bachelor of Science (Geography).

Specialisation - Geography - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising:

Core - Year 1 topics

GEOG1001 Environment and Society (4.5 units) GEOG1002 Human Geography: Geographies of Oppression (4.5 units) EASC1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences (4.5 units) STEM1001 Nature of STEM (4.5 units) STEM1002 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (4.5 units)

One of: MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A (4.5 units) MATH1121 Mathematics 1A (4.5 units) STAT1122 Biostatistics (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 1 topics

Plus 9 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.

Specialisation - Geography - Year 2 topics

36 units comprising:

Core - Year 2 topics

GEOG2030 Sustainable Development in a Global World: Challenges and Prospects (4.5 units) GEOG2050 Population Dynamics (4.5 units) GEOG2142 Environment, Economy and Culture (4.5 units) GEOG3112 Geographies of Migration (4.5 units) STEM2001 Remote Sensing for all Disciplines (4.5 units)

Option - Year 2 topics

Plus one of:

GEOG2712 Asian Regional Development (4.5 units) GEOG3133 Adapting to Climate Change (4.5 units) ENVS2712 Environmental Change and Human Health (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 2 topics

Plus 9 units of elective topics from across the University where entry requirements are met.

Specialisation - Geography - Year 3 topics

36 units comprising:

Core - Year 3 topics

GEOG3040 Environmental Impact Assessment (4.5 units) GEOG3761 Caring As Country: Indigenous Environmental Management (4.5 units) STEM2004 Advanced Geographical Information Systems (4.5 units) STEM3100 Research Project in Science (4.5 units)

Option - Year 3 topics

Plus 9 units selected from:

BIOL3791 Ecology and Geomorphology of Coastal Environments (4.5 units) ENVS3742 Emerging Issues in Australian Environmental Management (4.5 units) ENVS3750 Field Studies in Environmental Disciplines (4.5 units) STEM2003 Airborne Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry (4.5 units) STEM3003 Modelling in Space and Time, Geostatistics and GIS (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 3 topics

Plus 9 units of elective topics# from across the University where entry requirements are met.

#Students are encouraged to enrol in STEM3001 Science Connect (4.5 units) as a third-year elective.

Recommended electives:

AUST1004 An Introduction to Aboriginal Studies (4.5 units) AUST2612 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (4.5 units) HIST1803 'The Lucky Country'? A Brief History of Australia (4.5 units) HIST2016 Globalisation in World History (4.5 units) INTR1101 Discovering Asia (4.5 units) INTR1102 Modern Asia since 1945 (4.5 units) INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units) INTR2003 The Asia-Pacific in the 20th Century (4.5 units) INTR2100 Reimagining the Global South (4.5 units) POLI2020 Australian Indigenous Politics (4.5 units) TOUR2101 Place, Culture and Tourism (4.5 units) TOUR2102 Introduction to Tourism Research (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Geography - Year 4 topics

36 units comprising:

Core - Year 4 topics

ENVS7700A Honours Research Project in the Environment (4.5/22.5 units) ENVS7700B Honours Research Project in the Environment (4.5/22.5 units) ENVS7700C Honours Research Project in the Environment (4.5/22.5 units) ENVS7700D Honours Research Project in the Environment (4.5/22.5 units) ENVS7700E Honours Research Project in the Environment (4.5/22.5 units) STEM7001 Honours Research Methods (4.5 units)

Option - Year 4 topics

Select two of*:

ENVH7711 Environmental Health Concepts (4.5 units) ENVH7722 Food Safety (4.5 units) ENVH7731 Sustainable Development -Health Issues (4.5 units) ENVH7742 Microbiology and Communicable Diseases (4.5 units) ENVS7701 Coastal Management (4.5 units) GEOG7721 Population Issues of Developed and Developing Countries (4.5 units) STEM8004 Modelling in Space and Time, Geostatistics and GIS GE (4.5 units)

*or another topic approved by the Course Co-ordinator, appropriate to a student’s program.

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Geography) may also be studied in a combined degree program with another Bachelor degree in the College of Science and Engineering where the combination meets the requirements of the credit transfer policy.

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.