Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 84)
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121-171 "Land, People and Society" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Geography, Faculty of Arts (v3, p84) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
2. Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p66) : Next:121-172
5. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
Credit points: 12.5 1st year
Coordinator: Dr B Downes/Mr M Carden.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour practical or seminar class a week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
At the end of this subject students should:
- understand the complex interdependence between the environment and human activity;
- be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
- be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
- have acquired a number of technical skills used in Physical Geography and Environmental Management.
Content:
The relationship between human activities and the physical environment. Human impacts on the physical environment, both historical and modern. An introduction to topics in physical geography such as climates and soils. Emphasis on the development of basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of environmental data from a range of sources.
Assessment:
Weekly laboratory assignments to be completed in class; essays and assignments totalling not more than 2,000 words; 2-hour examination. The weightings of individual components of assessment will be announced at the start of semester.
1. Geography, Faculty of Arts (v3, p84) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
2. Environmental Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p66) : Next:121-172
5. Geomatics, Faculty of Engineering (v4, p117) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
3. Geography, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p110) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr B. Downes/Mr M. Carden.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour practical or seminar class each week.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
At the end of this course students should:
- understand the complex interdependence between the environment and human activity;
- be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
- be familiar with the physical, social and political details of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
- have acquired a number of technical skills used in Physical Geography and Environmental Management.
Content:
The relationship between human activities and the physical environment. Human impacts on the physical environment, both historical and modern. An introduction to topics in physical geography such as climates and soils. Emphasis on the development of basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of environmental data from a range of sources.
Assessment:
Weekly laboratory assignments to be completed in class; essays and assignments totalling not more than 2,000 words; 2-hour examination. The weightings of individual components of assessment will be announced at the start of semester.
* Note that CONTACT, COORDINATOR, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. Geography, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p110) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
4. Geography, Faculty of Science (v4, p192) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr B. Downes and Mr M. Carden
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour laboratory each week, plus up to 2 days field work
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students completing this subject should:
- be familiar with basic concepts in contemporary Physical Geography;
- understand the complex interdependence between the environment and human activity and be familiar with the physical, social and political aspects of some of the main environmental problems associated with land use;
- have acquired a number of technical skills used in Physical Geography and Environmental Studies.
Content:
An introduction to topics in Physical Geography such as weathering and soil and slope evolution. Human responses to, and impact on, the physical landscape. Emphasis on the development of basic skills in the analysis and interpretation of primary data.
Assessment:
Practical work and field reports; assignments totalling up to 2,000 words; examination, 2 hours. The weighting of individual components of assessment will be announced at the start of semester.
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, CONTENT, COORDINATOR, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
4. Geography, Faculty of Science (v4, p192) : Next:121-172 | Prev:121-101
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Maintained by: Dept. of Geography, Faculty of Arts.
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