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HUMNGEOG09 Human geography

Faculty of Arts

Human geography (HUMNGEOG09) is a major worth 48 credit points, listing 24 units, taught at Clayton. It is offered in 2 courses: Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Liberal Arts.

Credit points
48
Units
24
Campus
Clayton
Offered in
2 courses

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.

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Overview

Human geography investigates the changing and complex relationship between people and their environments. In this major area of study, we grapple with contemporary challenges the world faces - rapid urbanisation, environmental degradation, climate change, deepening poverty, uneven global development, and rising socioeconomic inequality. Combining geography, social science and sustainability science, this interdisciplinary study provides you with a unique blend of analytical skills and knowledge required to find sustainable solutions to these global challenges.

You will integrate skills gained from critical thinking, grounded experience and field-based learning to develop applied research capabilities necessary for professional careers in urban and regional development, community and international development, and environmental management.

You will be prepared for work in sustainable policy development and practice across a wide range of industry sectors, including state and federal government departments, international aid agencies and non-government organisations (NGOs), private and public research organisations, infrastructure agencies, and environmental and community-based organisations. This study will also prepare you for careers in teaching geography, society and environment studies.

Availability
Human geography is listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts at Clayton as a major and a minor, and in A0502 Diploma of Liberal Arts at Clayton as a major.

Structure

Rules
No more than 12 credit points at level 1 may be credited to the major and at least 18 credit points must be at level 3.
Level 1 gateway units12 credit points
Level 2 cornerstone units6 credit points
Level 3 capstone units6 credit points
Level 2 and 3 elective units24 credit points

Courses that offer it

Notes

Intending honours students
If you are intending to enter honours in this area of study you must have completed a major in the discipline, with a minimum of 24 credit points of study at level 3 to be eligible. 

Learning outcomes

In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of your course, and successfully completing this area of study, you will be able to:
  1. 1

    Analyse and compare key spatial, social and environmental phenomena across a range of contexts and scales, informed by advanced theoretical concepts

  2. 2

    Demonstrate spatial competency in interpreting and justifying data to answer complex problems at the interface of human-environment relations

  3. 3

    Recognise and critically assess intellectual traditions in geography, sustainability, international development and urban geography

  4. 4

    Critically evaluate policy interventions in sustainable development, environmental management, international development, and urban and regional policy

  5. 5

    Critically reflect on their own geographical practice and that of the discipline in relation to questions of social and ecological justice

Contacts

Academic Coordinators
Dr Svenja Keele

Common questions

Which courses offer Human geography?

2 courses in 2023: Bachelor of Arts and Diploma of Liberal Arts.

What units are in Human geography?

It lists 24 units, including ATS1309, ATS1310, ATS2548, ATS2628, ATS2871, ATS3222, ATS3229 and ATS3248. The structure above shows which are required and which you choose.

Major details

Type
Major
Study level
Undergraduate
Credit points
48
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Social Sciences
Handbook years
20222023202420252026