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Search : Index : Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Arts
1. Time commitment to study
2. Prerequisites
3. Diploma in Arts (Geography)
4. Diploma in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
5. Requirements for a major
6. Entry to honours
7. Honours requirements
8. Career opportunities
9. For more information
Subject Lists
First-year subjects
Second/third-year subjects
Third-year subjects
Third/fourth-year subjects
Fourth year/postgraduate subjects
Geography at the University of Melbourne is one of the top-ranking programs of its kind in Australia and New Zealand. Our academic staff enjoy international reputations for their scholarship and engage in original research, including collaborative research with local and international colleagues.
Geography is about the relationship between society and the environment. It integrates both the physical and social sciences to provide students with the skills and conceptual frameworks needed to understand the processes that shape the world around us. Areas of research include social, cultural and economic geography, feminist geographies, urban geography, development studies, Asian studies, indigenous studies, environmental policy and management, plant and animal ecology, and geomorphology. Geography enables students to gain practical and relevant experience by working with staff who apply up-to-the-minute knowledge in a variety of real situations including practical laboratory classes, field trips, and group project work. These practical activities provide opportunities for students to develop transferable skills and to benefit from the leadership of peers, public responsibility and community participation, mentoring, and professional skill development, all of which are highly desirable attributes in the market place. A variety of prospective career pathways is available to students of geography that draw on the analytical and research knowledge gained in this area of study. Alternatively, students are able to expand on their interest and knowledge through an articulated structure of higher degree study at the University of Melbourne.
As well as scheduled contact hours for lectures, tutorial and seminars a considerable additional time commitment is needed to complete the academic requirements of each subject.
A subject-specific time commitment to study will be provided by your lecturer or tutor at the beginning of semester to help you schedule your workload and successfully manage your time during the semester. In addition, general estimates of the total time commitment required to study a 12.5-point single semester subject in the Faculty of Arts can be found on Time commitment to study.
There are no prerequisites for first-year subjects in geography.
The prerequisite for a second/third-year subject in geography is usually two first-year subjects in geography (25 points). Students who have done suitable alternative first-year subjects are advised to consult with the school for permission to enrol. Exemptions may also be granted where second/third-year subjects are taken as part of an approved interdisciplinary program with its own entry requirements.
The prerequisite for a third/fourth year geography subject is usually three second/third-year subjects in geography (37.5 points).
The Diploma in Arts (Geography) is only available to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree course at the University of Melbourne. It consists of a three-year sequence of study, and adds one year to the duration of your degree.
Students must complete 25 points of first-year subjects and 75 points of second/third-year subjects selected from the lists below. Alternatively, students who have completed appropriate background studies at first year may complete 100 points of second/third-year subjects from the list below.
The Diploma in Geographic Information Systems is only available to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne. It consists of a 100 credit points of study, and will typically add one year to the duration of your concurrent undergraduate degree. For more details see Diploma in Geographic Information Systems.
A major in geography usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling, 100 points. It comprises:
two first-year subjects in geography (25 points); and
second/third-year subjects in geography totalling 75 points, with at least three subjects chosen from the list of compulsory subjects and the remaining subjects chosen from the list of elective subjects.
Students who plan to complete two majors in the BA, in environmental studies and geography, should note that whilst they may complete 121-017 Society and Environments for the purpose of satisfying the compulsory subject requirement in both majors, 100 separate points must still be completed in each major. This means that 100 points for each major must be achieved by counting 12.5 points for 121-017 Society and Environmentsonce only. An additional 12.5 points of study may be included from either environmental studies or geography.
| First year subjects for the major | ||
|---|---|---|
| Two of the following: | Semester | |
| 121-110 Famine in the Modern World | 1 | |
| 121-171 Environmental Change | 1 | |
| 121-172 Global Ecology and Biogeography | 2 | |
The prerequisites for entry to fourth-year honours in geography are:
completion of all the requirements for the BA; and
completion of a major in geography; and
an average grade of H2A (75%) or higher over the second/third-year subjects within the major.
Students should note that the geography program offers a pure honours stream only.
For information on how to apply see Applying for Honours.
It is not possible to complete honours in geography on a part time basis. Students must complete the honours year full-time over two consecutive semesters of study.
Students undertaking pure honours in geography must complete:
121-518 Geography Thesis (50 points); and
121-403 Geography Coursework (50 points).
Geography provides students with information and skills relevant to thinking about the relationship between society and the environment. Few would doubt the contemporary relevance of this issue. Environmental considerations are an important and necessary component of doing business for almost all sectors of industry and government. This means that students who are skilled in this area are well equipped to enter the workforce.
Many students entering the workforce find little direct use for the particular knowledge they have acquired while doing their university degree. This is not the case for geography students. The knowledge and skills that students learn when studying geography are much sought after by employers of many kinds. About half of our graduates find their way into jobs which use the specific skills they learnt in geography.
The skills geography provides which are so attractive to prospective employers include analytical and technical skills (in both the physical and social sciences), survey skills (physical and social science), writing and information synthesis, communication and group work skills, computing skills, and knowledge of social and environmental interactions.
Geography graduates have found themselves in many different careers, in government, the private sector, retail and marketing, computing, teaching, human resources and public relations.
Rachel Hughes
School of Social and Environmental Inquiry
221 Bouverie Street
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: +61 3 8344 0807
email: hughesr@unimelb.edu.au
Web: http://www.sages.unimelb.edu.au/geography/
121-110 Famine in the Modern World
121-171 Environmental Change
121-172 Global Ecology and Biogeography
121-015 Development and the Third World
121-017 Society and Environments
121-018 Geomorphology
121-021 Environmental Politics and Management
121-022 Development and Urban Environments
121-023 China in Transition
121-026 The Mobile World: Migration and Tourism
121-028 Sustainable Development
121-209 Inside the City of Diversity
121-211 Landscape and Visual Culture
121-222 Field Class in Geography
121-224 Garma Fieldwork
121-226 Native Title
121-227 Spatial Informatics and GIS
121-228 Space, Power, Culture
121-229 Geographical Thought
121-231 Indigenous Peoples & Resource Management
121-030 Applied Ecology
121-033 Environmental Hydrology A
121-071 Coastal Geomorphology
121-310 Fluvial Geomorphology
606-301 Applied Ecology (Theory)
121-433 China Field Class
121-434 Fieldwork Research Project
121-458 Australian Quaternary Environments
121-494 Africa: Environment, Development, People
121-518 Geography Thesis
121-403 Geography Coursework
121-454 Computer-aided Policymaking
121-503 Research Methods and Design
121-537 Heritage and Cultural Environments
121-542 Geographical Analysis and GIS
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