The study of geography helps us develop an understanding of the
processes that shape the surface of the earth and how humans use
and interact with this environment. Geography endeavours to do
what few sciences attempt: to create a holistic and integrated
understanding of interactive complex environmental systems.
Through a geography major, you will study the interactions
between earth, environment and society. This involves
consideration of such issues as climate change, population
growth, hazards and environmental management. You will have the
opportunity to go on field trips to overseas locations and to
rural and urban parts of Australia, and participate in tutorial
debates about such issues as global inequality and poverty. You
will also engage in computer-based analysis of geographic data,
and on-line discussion boards and interactive education
techniques. These approaches reflect the fact that, above all,
geography is a field of study in which you are encouraged to
learn relevant skills that enable you t