Majoring in Geography

Current Rules for 2012

The basic requirement for majoring in geography is that students complete 24 credit points of Senior Geography Units of Study. This is achieved by enrolling in two Senior Geography Units per semester.

Accordingly, these 24 credit points of Senior Geography must include one or more of the following: GEOS3053/3953, GEOS3513/3913, or GEOG3521/3921. Other Senior Geography units that can be counted towards the Geography Major are GEOS3009/3909, GEOS3103/3803, GEOS3014/3914, GEOS3018/3918 (for students interested in an orientation towards the constraints of Earth’s resources and processes) and GEOS3018/3918, GEOS3053/3953, GEOS3054/3954, GEOS3522/3922, ENVI3112 (for students more interested in an orientation towards society and public policy aspects of geography).

Apart from the compulsory Units of Study any combination of these other electives is permissible. There are more than enough electives to make up a full time program at the Senior level. A major in Geography also complements majors from other disciplines (for example, economics, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, languages etc), and allows you to develop a holistic knowledge of relationships between society and the Earth.

Any students who are uncertain as to what combination of Units will best serve their interests should contact their year coordinator:
First Year:
Second Year:
Third Year:

Example pathway for Geography Major with orientation toward society and public policy

Year Level	Semester	Suggested Units
Junior Units	February	GEOS1001
	July	GEOS1002
Intermediate Units	February	Choose at least one from GEOS2111 GEOS2112 GEOS2115 or Unit from appropriate discipline outside the geosciences
	July	Choose at least one from GEOS2121 GEOS2122
Senior Units	February	Two from GEOS3513 GEOS3018 GEOS3053 GEOS3054
	July	Two from GEOG3521 GEOS3522 GEOS3014 ENVI3112

Example pathway for Geography Major with orientation toward Earth’s resources and processes

Year/Level	Semester	Suggested Units
Junior Units	February	GEOS1001
	July	GEOS1002
Intermediate Units	February	Choose at least one from GEOS2111 GEOS2112 GEOS2114 GEOS2115
	July	Choose at least one from GEOS2121 GEOS2122 GEOG2321
Senior Units	February	Two from GEOS3009 GEOS3018 GEOS3513
	July	Two from GEOS3014 GEOS3103 GEOG3521

Rules from 2013

From 2013, the Geography Major will be constituted as follows:

The Geography Major consists of 24 credit points, to be made up of:

Geographical Concepts, Skills & Methods (GEOS 3333/3933) AND/OR the Southeast Asian Field School (GEOS 3053/3953)

plus any of the following units:

GEOS 3520/3920 - Urban Citizenship & Sustainability
GEOS 3524/3924 - Global Development and Livelihoods (not offered in 2013 due to transitional arrangements)
GEOS 3009/3909 - Coastal Environments and Processes
GEOS 3014/3914 - GIS in Coastal Management
GEOS 3103/3903 - Environmental & Sedimentary Geology
ENVI 3111/3911 - Environmental Law and Ethics
ENVI 3112/3912 - Environmental Assessment

Please read the Changes to Geography document to learn more about changes to the geography undergraduate program from 2013.