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Bachelor of Science | 2017
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Science |
Abbreviation: | BSc |
UOW Course Code: | 1874 |
CRICOS Code: | 085272F |
Total Credit Points: | 144 |
Duration: | 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Social Sciences |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn, Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 757710 |
Additional Information: | Course Finder - Human Geography |
Overview
These Bachelor of Science programs allow students to combine an exciting Human Geography program with Physical Geography and other science subjects. The Human Geography major offers a great deal of flexibility and choice, while the specialist Land and Heritage Management major is more prescribed.
As a Science student, you will learn skills valuable to employers, including logical and critical thinking, creative problem-solving, practical research skills, organisational abilities, numeracy, statistical literacy, computer skills and strong communication. You will undertake practical and fieldwork, taking advantage of the superb local environment including urban and heritage landscapes, coastal landscapes, rainforested escarpment and freshwater ecosystems.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements and English requirements are available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from the Bachelor of Science will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of scientific and social science concepts and theories to understand the world, its people and places.
- Demonstrate knowledge of key geographical approaches and conceptual frameworks, including the importance of space and place as dimensions of human activity across geographical scales from the body to the global.
- Apply insights from science and social science to identify, in collaboration with others, solve diverse, unpredictable and often complex social problems, with a depth of application of geographical thinking.
- Collect, review, manage and interpret qualitative and quantitative data relating to human activity, with a depth of knowledge regarding spatial data.
- Present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge, ideas and research findings.
- Appreciate the importance of ethical behaviour in scholarship and professional practice when applying critical thinking and judgment.
- Recognise the importance of diversity in understanding and responding to social challenges when applying critical thinking and judgment.
Course Structure
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science (1874) are required to complete at least 144 credit points including:
- All subjects listed in the progression table for the selected major; and
- No more than 60 credit points at 100 level.
Majors
There are two majors available for the Bachelor of Science (1874):
- Human Geography; and
- Land and Heritage Management
Human Geography
Human Geography is the study of people and place. Human Geographers examine social and environmental problems in a holistic way, and apply spatial thinking to help resolve social conflicts and environmental crises. This makes Human Geography an immediately socially-relevant discipline. Human Geographers make an essential contribution to environmental management, urban planning, and the management of social and economic change.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Year 1 | |||
Autumn Session | |||
EESC103 | Earth's Dynamic Surface | 6 | Autumn |
GEOG121 | Human Geography: Life in a Globalising World | 6 | Autumn |
Plus 12 credit points at 100-level from the list of recommended electives or the General Schedule* | |||
Spring Session | |||
GEOG122 | Human Geography: Living in a Material World | 6 | Spring |
GEOG123 | Indigenous Geographies: Questioning Country | 6 | Spring |
PSYC123 | Research Methods and Statistics | 6 | Spring |
Plus 6 credit points at 100-level from the list of recommended electives or the General Schedule* | |||
Year 2 | |||
Autumn Session | |||
GEOG221 | Population Geography: People, Place, Inequality | 6 | Autumn |
Plus 18 credit points at 200-level from the list of recommended electives or the General Schedule* | |||
Spring Session | |||
GEOG224 | The Future of Food: Resilience, Communities and Policy | 6 | Spring |
GEOG222 | Society and Environment: Resources, Challenges, Futures | 6 | Spring |
GEOG231 | Maps and Apps for Social Scientists | 6 | Spring |
GEOG241 | Urban Geographies: Just and Sustainable Cities? | 6 | Spring |
Year 3 | |||
Autumn Session | |||
GEOG336 | Qualitative Research Design for Social Scientists | 6 | Autumn |
GEOG338 | Planning Urban Futures | 6 | Autumn |
Plus 12 credit points at 300-level from the list of recommended electives or from the Science or General Schedule* | |||
Spring Session | |||
GEOG337 | Environmental and Heritage Management | 6 | Spring |
GEOG353 | Qualitative GIS | 6 | Spring |
Plus 12 credit points at 300-level from the list of recommended electives or from the Science or General Schedule* |
*General Schedule subjects recommended for this major include subjects with the prefix HIST, ECON and SOC.
Recommended Electives for the Human Geography Major
Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
---|---|---|---|
INDS150 | Introduction to Indigenous Australia | 6 | Autumn |
EESC101 | Planet Earth | 6 | Autumn |
EESC105 | Introductory Geospatial Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
EESC102 | Earth's Interconnected Spheres | 6 | Spring |
SCIE103 | Climate Change | 6 | Spring |
EESC207 | Advanced Geospatial Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
GEOG251 | Disaster Geographies: Risk, Policy, Management | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
PHIL256 | Environmental Philosophy: Animals, Nature and Ethics | 6 | Spring |
GEOG339 | Geographies of Change: International Fieldwork Intensive | 6 | Summer |
EESC328 | Dung, Death and Decay: Modern Scientific Methods in Archaeology | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
Land and Heritage Management
This specialist program combines Physical and Human Geography with other relevant subjects to provide the skills and knowledge required for employment or research on both cultural and natural heritage issues.
Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Year 1 | |||
Autumn | |||
GEOG121 | Human Geography: Life in a Globalising World | 6 | Autumn |
EESC103 | Earth's Dynamic Surface | 6 | Autumn |
INDS150 | Introduction to Indigenous Australia | 6 | Autumn |
EESC105 | Introductory Geospatial Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
Spring | |||
EESC102 | Earth's Interconnected Spheres | 6 | Spring |
GEOG122 | Human Geography: Living in a Material World | 6 | Spring |
GEOG123 | Indigenous Geographies: Questioning Country | 6 | Spring |
Plus 6 credit points at 100-level from the list of recommended electives or the General Schedule* | |||
Year 2 | |||
Autumn | |||
Select TWO of the following three subjects: | |||
GEOG221 | Population Geography: People, Place, Inequality | 6 | Autumn |
EESC203 | Biogeography and Environmental Change | 6 | Autumn |
GEOG251 | Disaster Geographies: Risk, Policy, Management | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
Plus 12 credit points at 200-level from the list of recommended electives or the General Schedule* | |||
Spring | |||
GEOG222 | Society and Environment: Resources, Challenges, Futures | 6 | Spring |
GEOG231 | Maps and Apps for Social Scientists | 6 | Spring |
GEOG224 | The Future of Food: Resilience, Communities and Policy | 6 | Spring |
Plus ONE of the following two subjects: | |||
EESC202 | Shaping Earth's Surface | 6 | Spring |
PSYC123 | Research Methods and Statistics | 6 | Spring |
Year 3 | |||
Autumn | |||
EESC207 | Advanced Geospatial Analysis | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
GEOG336 | Qualitative Research Design for Social Scientists | 6 | Autumn |
GEOG338 | Planning Urban Futures | 6 | Autumn |
Plus 6 credit points at 300-level from the list of recommended electives or from the Science or General Schedule* | |||
Spring | |||
GEOG337 | Environmental and Heritage Management | 6 | Spring |
GEOG353 | Qualitative GIS | 6 | Spring |
Plus 12 credit points at 300-level from the list of recommended electives or from the Science or General Schedule* |
* General Schedule subjects recommended for this major include subjects with the prefix HIST, INDS, STS and LAW.
Recommended Electives for the Land and Heritage Management Major
Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL104 | Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment | 6 | Autumn |
BIOL105 | Functional Biology of Animals and Plants | 6 | Autumn |
EESC101 | Planet Earth | 6 | Autumn |
BIOL103 | Molecules, Cells and Organisms | 6 | Spring |
SCIE103 | Climate Change | 6 | Spring |
GEOG339 | Geographies of Change: International Fieldwork Intensive | 6 | Summer |
EESC323 | Fluvial Geomorphology and Sedimentology | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
STS 302 | Climate Change Policy, Possible Futures | 6 | Autumn First Offered 2018 |
EESC322 | Coastal Environments: Process and Management | 6 | Spring First Offered 2018 |
INDS302 | Indigenous Thinkers: Global Perspectives | 6 | Spring First Offered 2018 |
LAW 381 | Law for Environmental Managers | 6 | Spring First Offered 2018 |
Dean’s Scholar
A Dean's Scholar program with a fourth year of honours is available for high achieving students. More information can be found here.
Honours
Students with a good academic record, particularly in third year, are encouraged to proceed to the Honours year in the discipline of their major. The Honours year is a fourth year of study that provides training in independent research. More information can be found here.
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: ssc@uow.edu.au