Human Geography

2007 Course Handbook

2007 Undergraduate Courses

2007 Postgraduate Courses

Human Geography encompasses the study of human societies and human environments. Understanding and helping to resolve conflicts and crises 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. A human geography major may be usefully combined with a physical geography major.


Subjects		Session	Credit Points
100-Level
EESC103	Landscape Change and Climatology	Autumn	6
EESC104	The Human Environment: Problems and Change	Spring	6
Total for major at 100-level			12
Recommended electives:
EESC101	Planet Earth	Autumn	6
EESC102	Earth Environments and Resources	Spring	6
200-Level
EESC205	Population Studies	Autumn	6
EESC210	Social Spaces: Rural and Urban	Spring	6
Plus at least two other subjects chosen from Earth and Environmental Sciences schedule at 200-level. Recommended options include:
EESC204	Introductory Spatial Science	Autumn or Spring	6
EESC206	Discovering Down Under: A Geography of Australia	Spring	6
EESC208	Environmental Impact of Societies	Spring	6
	Total for major at 200-level		24
300-Level
EESC307	Spaces, Places and Identities	Autumn	8
EESC308	Environmental and Heritage Management	Spring	8
Plus at least one other subject chosen from Earth and Environmental Sciences schedule at 300-level. Recommended options include:
EESC305	Remote Sensing of the Environment	Autumn	8
EESC304	Geographic Information Science	Spring	8
EESC310	Water Resources and Management	Spring	8
	Total for major at 300-level		24
	Sub-total for major		60
Plus additional subjects chosen from the Science Schedule			30
	Total for major		90
Plus elective subjects chosen from the Science or General Schedules			54
Note: The above degree structure must include a minimum of 32 credit points at 300-level
Degree Total			144