Geography

No further student intakeTo be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Specialisations).The Geography specialisation requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time).

The specialisation is offered by the College of Science and Engineering.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Science (Geography) a student must complete 108 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 108 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 108 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.

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)

Option - Year 1 topics

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:

HIST1803 'The Lucky Country'? A Brief History of Australia (4.5 units) HIST2016 Globalisation in World History (4.5 units) INDG1000 Indigenous Studies: An Introduction (4.5 units) INDG2004 Reconciliation and Indigenous Knowledges (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)

Honours

Admission to an honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the College being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study. Refer to Bachelor of Science (Honours) .

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Science (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
• Bachelor of Archaeology
• Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice - from 1 January 2020
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice - prior to 31 December 2019
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) - from 1 January 2020
• Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) - prior to 31 December 2019

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