Geographical & Environmental Studies

Why Study Geographical and Environmental Studies?

Program Plan

Student Prizes Student Achievement Prizes Awarded Annually The Discipline of Geographical & Environmental Studies has established prizes for students at all year levels. These are awarded for academic achievement over the course of the year [read more]

Geographical & Environmental Studies are relevant to anyone interested in the relationship between human beings and the environments in which they live.  The Discipline of Geographical & Environmental Studies offers a wide range of programs that combine the physical and social sciences and provide students with the conceptual frameworks and critical thinking skills to make sense of the complex relationships and processes that shape our contemporary world.  By choosing to study the Bachelor of Environmental Policy & Management or to put Geographical & Environmental Studies at the heart of your Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Social Sciences degree will offer you the opportunities to explore important issues, such as climate change, global migration and urban development from a wide variety of perspectives with the emphasis on social justice and ecological, social and cultural sustainability.

Studying Geographical & Environmental Studies is about being an active part of global social and environmental change, and the creation of just and sustainable societies and environments.  Students who study Geographical & Environmental Studies gain the knowledge base, critical thinking and analytical skills, and practical and specialised skills, which make them highly employable in both government and the private sector. 

You will be able to offer an employer some of the following stengths:

•    critical awareness and problem-solving techniques
•    proficiency in essay and report writing
•    exposure to applied IT including:
  •   quantitative statistical analysis
  •   GIS, GPS and remote sensing
  •   word processing and spreadsheets
•    up-to-date knowledge of the real world, not just textbook learning
•    basic understanding of research design
•    project development and management of social survey skills
•    multi-skilled in a diverse range of areas
•    field-work experience in Australia and overseas
•    ability to work within a team
•    map interpretation and drafting skills  

Past graduates have been employed as Foreign Affairs Officers,  Policy Advisers,  Project Officers, Research Associates, Business Analysts, Research Scientists, Business Data Analyst,s  Marketer / Marketing Managers, Market Researchers, Teachers, Environmental Management, Environmental Project Officers, Ministerial Advisers, Parliamentary Advisers, Development Officers, Humanitarian / Aid Workers, amongst others.

Contacts

• Undergraduate Coordinator:  Dr Jungho Suh 
• Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator:  Dr Jennifer Bonham
• Postgraduate by Research Coordinator:  Dr Di Rudd

Bachelor of Environmental Policy & Management: a Program Plan 2009 - 2010

Level 1	Footprints on a Fragile Planet (3 units)	Population & Environment in Australia (3 units)	Globalisation, Justice & a Crowded Planet (3 units)	Thinking Economically (3 units)	Other HUMSS Minor sequence course (3 units)	Other HUMSS Minor sequence course (3 units)	Elective HUMSS course or course from other faculty (3 units)	Elective HUMSS course or course from other faculty (3 units)
Advanced Level	At least 8 courses (over 2 years) from the 3-unit courses listed: S1  Environmental Management            S1  Social Science Techniques S1  Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2009 S1  Urban Futures                                                S1  Resource Scarcity & Allocation                          S1  Environment and Development                        S2  Managing Coastal Environments                     S2  Biogeography & Biodiversity Conservation         S2  Global International Migration                        S2  Climate Change & Catchment Management     2010 S1  Cities in the Developing World                       S1  Environmental Decision Support Techniques     S1  Governance & Sustainable Development           S2  Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment  S2  Geographies of Food and Agriculture                S2  Population, Environment & Health                   S2  Environmental Change                                  S2  Environmental Policy & Management Internship (6 units)    Level III GES students only, by application (quotas apply)				Other HUMSS Minor sequence course (3 units)	Other HUMSS Minor sequence course (3 units)	Elective HUMSS course or course from other faculty (3 units)	Elective HUMSS course or course from other faculty (3 units)
					Other HUMSS Minor sequence course (3 units)	Other HUMSS Minor sequence course (3 units)	Elective HUMSS course or course from other faculty (3 units)	Elective HUMSS course or course from other faculty (3 units)

A Program plan for the Bachelor of Environmental Policy & Management  (pdf 33kB)can be downloaded here.        

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Style Guide for Essays

A style guide (pdf 144kB) on how on how to produce reports and essays for students is now available online.