geography-and-environmental-science---south-africa/ug-arts-geography-and-environmental-science---south-africa

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18 September 2017 22 November 2024

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Students who commenced study in 2016 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.

Monash University

Undergraduate
Minor/Major

Commencement year

This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.

Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

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

Managing faculty

Faculty of Arts

Offered by

South Africa School of Social Science

Websites

Faculty of Arts

South Africa School of Social Science

Location

South Africa

Geography and environmental science is concerned with natural environments, societies, communities, economies, human-environment relations and environmental management.

Physical geography emphasises the systematic study of environmental processes, climate and climate change, landforms and geologic developments. Human geography focuses on development, cities and communities, economic processes and cultural studies. Many geography units include some field studies and trips that involve study of interesting landscapes, climatology, meteorology, cities, and environmental assessment of developmental activities.

Students gain an analytical and critical perception of the current state of the environment as well as global challenges such as climate change and sustainable development concepts, using state-of-the-art research methods and techniques such as geographic information systems

Availability

Geography and environmental science is offered in the Bachelor of Social Science at Monash South Africa as a major or minor.

Outcomes

In addition to achieving the broad outcomes of their course, students successfully completing this major will be able to:

1. The main objective is to integrate the disciplines of geography and environmental science in seeking to understand the spatial patterns of human systems and landscapes, environmental processes, and the effects of people on the environment.

2. To provide students with theoretical underpinnings, qualitative and quantitative skills in their spatial analysis of phenomena on the earth's surface, geographic methods of inquiry, geo-informatic techniques application to geographic and environmental studies.

3. To develop in our students the ability to critically analyse and formulate ranges of possible solutions to complex human and environmental issues that include consideration of social, economic, cultural, political, and scientific dynamics.

Units

Major requirements (48 points)

No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited to a major and at least 18 points must be credited to the major at level 3.

Students complete:

a. Two level 1 gateway units (12 points)

  • AZA1306 Introduction to human geography
  • AZA1308 Introduction to physical geography

b. Four units (24 points) from the following:

c. Two additional units (12 points) from those remaining in b) or the following:

Minor requirements (24 points)

No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited towards the minor.

Students complete:

a. Two level 1 gateway units (12 points)

  • AZA1306 Introduction to human geography
  • AZA1308 Introduction to physical geography

b. Two additional units (12 points) from those listed under b) in the major.

Relevant courses

Successful completion of the minor or major can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:*

  • 4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the minor or major by using 24 or 48 points of their free electives.

* Students cannot complete both the minor and major in the same area of study.