Studies focus on four subject areas, which are related because of their complementary concern for the study of Earth, its human and non-human inhabitants, and their interactions and relationships. The four areas are: human geography; physical geography; spatial sciences; and environmental management and planning.
On completion of your studies, you'll have gained a mix of specific skills, including: mapping and monitoring environments; understanding people's connection to place; fieldwork in urban, rural and wild places; and planning and management.
Areas of concentrated study range from: phenomena in the physical environment such as landforms, climate and vegetation; spatial behaviour of individuals and organisations; interaction of human beings with the physical environment; planning implications; estimating the desirable characteristics of nature reserves; to policies for housing and land-use in the inner city.
Potential graduate career pathways:
Faculty of Arts undergraduate courses with Geography and Environmental Studies (major or minor):
Geography and Environmental Studies can also be undertaken at the undergraduate and postgraduate level through the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology.
The units on offer for Geography and Environmental Studies vary each Semester, please refer to the Course and Unit Handbook for current unit offerings.
Do you want to know more about Geography and Environmental Studies? Please visit the School of Geography and Environmental Studies.