Undergraduate - Area of Study Urban, regional and international development

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered by	School of Geography and Environmental Science
Campus(es)	Clayton

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Cities have always played an important role in linking different economic activities, innovation, trade, social relations, and cultural identities of regions and countries. In the 21st century, and for the very first time in human history, the proportion of the world's population living in urban areas exceeds those living in rural areas. This global urban transition has immense consequences at both national and international levels in terms of demand for natural resources, infrastructure, and local governance for ensuring urban and regional prosperity, equitable development and social justice, and ecological and cultural resilience in the face of climate change. This interdisciplinary area of study, administered by the School of Geography and Environmental Science, focuses on the changing relationships between the city and countryside, uneven global development, urban growth and change, industrialisation and rural development. Students undertaking this area of study will develop analytical skills, practical and field-based experience, basic and applied research abilities that will enable them to pursue careers in urban and regional development, population and housing policy, spatial economic policy making, international development and environment agencies, and non-governmental organisations committed to social justice and human rights-based development.

Units

First year level

Students studying a sequence in urban, regional and international development must complete the following two units (12 points):

ATS1310 Natural hazards and human vulnerability
ATS1309 The global challenge

Second/Third year level

Students undertaking a minor or major in urban, regional, and international development must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the units listed below
a major requires completion of two compulsory units at second year level (12 points) and a further four units (24 points) from the elective units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

ATS2780 Geographical analysis

and one of the following units:

ATS2547 Cities and sustainability
ATS2628 Power and poverty: Geographies of globalisation and uneven development
ATS2778 People and places: Social geographies of exclusion

Elective units

ATS1833 Thinking: How to analyse arguments and improve your reasoning skills
ATS2548 Environmental policy and management
ATS2626/ATS3626 Global disaster: Impact, inquiry and change
ATS2633/ATS3633 Global cities: Past, present, future
ATS2725/ATS3725 Population and society
ATS2730/ATS3730 Sustainable societies
ATS2731/3731 Globalisation and change in regional Australia
ATS2737/3737 Social justice
ATS2929/3929 Sociology of race and ethnic relations
ATS2871/ATS3871 Environmental ethics
ATS3259 GIS for environmental management
ATS3281 Cultural landscape, environment and sustainability in Italy
ATS3283 Sharing prosperity
ATS3546 Environmental assessment and decision making
ATS3551 Field studies in urban sustainability (in South Africa)
ATS3552 Remote sensing of the environment
ATS3553 Field studies in regional sustainability (in South Africa)
ATS3554 Resource evaluation and management
ATS3556 Urban and regional development in the Indo-Pacific Rims
ATS3787 Research methods in geography, environment and sustainability
ATS3893/APG4893 Special topics in sustainability

Relevant courses

Diplomas

2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Bachelors

Single degrees

0002 Bachelor of Arts
3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4042 Bachelor of Journalism
0202 Bachelor of Letters
1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing