Bachelor of Science (Human Geography)

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	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: Qualitative research design	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
EESC309	Dung, Death and Decay: Modern scientific methods in archaeology	Autumn	8
EESC310	Water Resources and Management	Spring	8
EESC311	Human Geography Fieldwork Project	Spring or Summer	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
Degree Total			144

Honours

Students may apply to enrol in an Honours degree, Bachelor of Science (Honours) (741), after the requirements of the pass degree have been fulfilled, normally at the prescribed academic standard. This standard is normally a credit average in the area of specialisation. Admission to Honours is by recommendation of the Head of School and approval of the Dean or Associate Dean.

Other Information

Students are encouraged to choose elective subjects from the arts and social sciences, such as history, economics and sociology. The following sociology electives will enhance students' research skills:

SOC 231: Social Analysis (Spring)

SOC 325: Social Research Methods in Policy and Evaluation (Autumn)

The Degree Coordinator is Associate Professor Gordon Waitt - School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, telephone (02) 4221 3684, email: gwaitt@uow.edu.au.