Hobart, Launceston
This unit is offered on campus in Hobart and via a mix of web-based and on-campus delivery in Launceston and Cradle Coast.
Introduction
This foundation unit in Geography and Environmental Studies develops your knowledge of the ways in which people turn space into place, how patterns of landforms, soils, plants and animals form on the surface of the earth, and how cultures, societies and economies manage, and are affected by, ecosystem processes. Workshops, many of which are in the field, will provide you with tools to spatially relate geographic phenomena, describe landforms, soils and vegetation, and undertake value analyses of environmental and cultural issues. Local examples that have wider application will be the focus of workshops. This unit is useful for a wide variety of occupations and professions, as well as enhancing everyday existence. Students
wishing to do second and third year units in Geography and Environmental Studies should also take KGA171 The Global Geography of Change.
Summary 2020
Unit name | Space, Place and Nature |
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Unit code | KGA172 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences |
Discipline | Geography and Spatial Sciences |
Coordinator | Dr Dave Kendal (Hobart) |
Teaching staff | |
Level | Introductory |
Available as student elective? | Yes |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
1 | demonstrate basic geographical knowledge of ecological and social systems |
2 | identify and analyse different value positions that shape human relationships with nature |
3 | apply geographical skills to collect ecological and social data, and use this to create basic maps and graphs |
4 | communicate critical thinking through literatureābased research, visual presentation of geographic data, teamwork and practices of academic integrity |
Fees
Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
- XPD123
- KGA122
- KGA152
- KGA162
- JFA109
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | 2 x 1-hr lectures per week, 1 x 3-hr workshop per week or 2 x 1-hr lectures per week, 20 hrs on-line workshop activities and 16 hrs (2 day) residential. |
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Assessment | AT1 online quizzes (15%) AT2 poster presentation (30%) AT3 workshop portfolio tasks (15%) AT4 2-hr exam (40%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | |
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Recommended | Dahlman, C.T. and Renwick, W.H. 2015. Introduction to Geography: People, Places & Environment, 6th edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River NJ. |
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