The following is the program of study for a 36 unit major sequence in Geography and Environmental Studies and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.
A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Geography and Environmental Studies by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), 4 year two topics (18 units) and two year 3 topics (9 units) listed in the program of study below.
A student may complete a minor sequence of 22.5 units in Geography and Environmental Studies by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) plus and additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 option topics listed in the program of study below.
A minor in Geography and Environmental Studies is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts from 1 January 2019.
A student may complete an extended major sequence in Geography and Environmental Studies by completing the prescribed major topics (36 units), plus an additional two topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed below.
An extended major in Geography and Environmental Studies is not available to students enrolled in the double Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Arts degrees
The major in Geography and Environmental Studies aims to develop an understanding of the complexity with which humans impact and view the environment on a local, national and global scale; the effect of environmental change on human health; the extent to which environmental changes have taken place, particularly in Australia; and the roles of social institutions, governance, scientific knowledge and community values in environmental management.
The major also aims to produce graduates with the skills to observe, collect, analyse and interpret information, which is often spatially and socially explicit, and to analyse the state or condition of aspects of the atmosphere, inland waters, land, sea and coasts to improved solution implementation to social and environment problems.
Graduates with a major in Geography and Environmental Studies will be able to:
Year 1 topics
Two of
GEOG1001 Environment and Society (4.5 units)
GEOG1002 Human Geography: Geographies of Oppression (4.5 units)
STEM1002 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
18 units comprising:
GEOG2711 Australian Environmental Change (4.5 units)
Plus 13.5 units from
DVST2701 Sustainable Development (4.5 units)
ENVS2712 Environmental Change and Human Health (4.5 units)
ENVS2742 Environment, Economy and Culture (4.5 units)
GEOG2712 Asian Regional Development (4.5 units)
GEOG2722 Society and Space (4.5 units)
PPHR2721 Demography (4.5 units)
STEM1003 GIS Airborne and Ground Data Capture for all Disciplines (4.5 units)
STEM2001 Remote Sensing for all Disciplines (4.5 units)
STEM2003 Airborne Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry (4.5 units)
Year 3 topics
9 units from:
ENVS3781 Population and Environment (4.5 units)
ENVS3711 Introduction to Managing Coastal and Marine Environments (4.5 units)
ENVS3732 Environmental Impact Assessment (4.5 units)
ENVS3742 Emerging Issues in Australian Environmental Management (4.5 units)
GEOG3761 Caring as Country: Indigenous Environmental Management (4.5 units)
STEM2003 Airborne Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry (4.5 units)
STEM2004 Advanced Geographical Information Systems (4.5 units) STEM3003 Modelling in Space and Time, Geostatistics and GIS (4.5 units)
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
CRICOS Provider: 00114A TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12097 TEQSA category: Australian University
Flinders University uses cookies to ensure website functionality, personalisation and a variety of purposes as set out in its website privacy statement. This statement explains cookies and their use by Flinders.
If you consent to the use of our cookies then please click the button below:
If you do not consent to the use of all our cookies then please click the button below. Clicking this button will result in all cookies being rejected except for those that are required for essential functionality on our website.