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Bachelor of Science (Physical Geography)
Geography is the study of the earth and its features, inhabitants and phenomena with particular emphasis on their spatial arrangement over time. Such knowledge is the basis for informed concern about the earth and its people, which is essential to understanding and managing our world.
Physical Geography focuses on understanding physical landscapes and the dynamics of environmental processes acting on the surface of the earth, which is essential for the identification, assessment and management of environmental issues.
Thus, physical geographers work in a range of settings from managing natural hazards to monitoring pollution in the environment to mapping natural resources. The Physical Geography major provides students with the key theoretical and applied skills necessary to gain employment in these areas.
Course Program
Subjects |
Session |
Credit Points | |
100-Level | |||
Core | |||
SCIE000 |
Science Risk Management |
Autumn or Spring |
0 |
EESC101 |
Planet Earth |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC103 |
Landscape Change and Climatology |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC104 |
The Human Environment: Problems and Change |
Spring |
6 |
Total for major at 100-level |
18 | ||
Recommended electives: | |||
MATH151 |
General Mathematics 1A (if required) |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC102 |
Earth Environments and Resources |
Spring |
6 |
SCIE103 |
Climate Change |
Spring |
6 |
200-Level | |||
Core | |||
EESC203 |
Biogeography and Environmental Change |
Autumn |
6 |
EESC204 |
Introductory Spatial Science |
Autumn or Spring |
6 |
EESC202 |
Soils, Landscapes and Hydrology |
Spring |
6 |
Plus at least one other subject chosen from Earth & Environmental Sciences schedule at 200-level. Recommended options include: | |||
EESC208 |
Environmental Impact of Societies |
Spring |
6 |
EESC250 |
Field Geology |
Summer |
6 |
Total for major at 200-level |
24 | ||
300-Level | |||
Core | |||
EESC303 |
Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC302 |
Coastal Environments: Process and Management |
Spring |
8 |
Plus ONE of the following subjects: | |||
EESC305 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC304 |
Geographic Information Science |
Spring |
8 |
Total for major at 300-level |
24 | ||
Recommended electives: | |||
EESC305 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC309 |
Dung, Death and Decay: Modern scientific methods in archaeology |
Autumn |
8 |
EESC304 |
Geographic Information Science |
Spring |
8 |
EESC310 |
Water Resources and Management |
Spring |
8 |
Sub-total for major |
66 | ||
Plus additional subjects chosen from the Science Schedule |
24 | ||
Total for major |
90 | ||
Plus elective subjects chosen from the Science or General Schedules |
54 | ||
Degree Total |
144 | ||
Honours
See separate entry for the Bachelor of Science Honours (741).
Other Information
The Degree Coordinator is Professor Gerald Nanson - School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, telephone +61 2 4221 3631, email: gnanson@uow.edu.au