Coordinator: Associate Professor Kevin O'Connor
The
diverse research interests of the teaching staff and the variety of facilities
available offer a wide range of research possibilities to students in physical
geography and environmental science. Many of the graduate theses already
completed have been concerned with research problems in Australia but there is
increasing research interest in the Asian region and depending on available
research funds, research outside Australia may also be possible. Strong
research interests include geomorphic process studies, basic and applied
climatology, environmental history, palaeoecology, landscape evolution,
geographical information systems and remote sensing, environmental conflicts
and the interpretation of changing attitudes to the environment.
Candidates for the PhD degree normally should have a masters degree in
geography or allied environmental discipline for which the major requirement is
substantial research accomplishment. Normally, graduate students without a
masters degree are enrolled in the first instance for the MSc. If the research
topic appears to have PhD potential and if the candidate's progress warrants
promotion, a recommendation may be made to the PhD and Scholarships Committee
to change the candidature to that of PhD.
Further information can be gained from the Arts entry in this handbook and the
School of Geography and Environmental Science graduate studies handbook.
Inquiries should be referred to the head of the department.
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