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
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
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- ATS3222Developing research literacyNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3376Anthropology of human rightsNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3546Environmental assessment and decision makingNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3634Indigenous peoples globallyNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3852Contemporary issues in social science researchNo reviews yet6 cp
- ATS3935Professional practiceNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE2011Environmental problem solving and visualisationNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE2111Introduction to climate scienceNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE2322Environmental earth scienceNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3012Geographical information systems and remote sensingNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3051Palaeoclimatology: Discovering Earth's past climateNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3132Future climates: Projections, impacts and adaptationNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3311Oceans and coastsNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3321Soils and land managementNo reviews yet6 cp
- EAE3331Water and the landNo reviews yet6 cp
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
- 1
Analyse and compare key spatial, social and environmental phenomena across a range of contexts and scales, informed by advanced theoretical concepts
- 2
Demonstrate spatial competency in interpreting and justifying data to answer complex problems at the interface of human-environment relations
- 3
Recognise and critically assess intellectual traditions in geography, sustainability, international development and urban geography
- 4
Critically evaluate policy interventions in sustainable development, environmental management, international development, and urban and regional policy
- 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.