GEOS 1001: Earth, Environment & Society

GEOS1001 Earth, Environment & Society
GEOS1901 Earth, Environment & Society (Advanced)
Dr Tom Hubble, Dr Mel Neave, Dr Bill Pritchard

Session: February
Classes: 2 lec, 2 prac per week
Prerequisites: none
Prohibitions: GEOS1901, GEOG1001, GEOG1002, GEOL1001, GEOL1002, GEOL1902
Assessment: One 2hr exam, 2000w essay, field and prac reports. Advanced students will complete the same core lecture material as for GEOS1001, but will be required to carry out more challenging practical assignments.

This is the gateway Unit of Study for Human Geography, Physical Geography and Geology. It's objective is to introduce the big questions relating to the origins and current state of the planet: climate change, environment, landscape formation, and the growth of the human population. During the semester you will be introduced to knowledge, theories and debates about how the world’s physical and human systems operate.

In the first module of the semester, Dr Melissa Neave investigates the system of global environmental change, specifically addressing climate variability and human impacts on the natural environment.

In the second module, Dr Tom Hubble presents Earth as an evolving and dynamic planet. He investigates how the changes that take place and the rate at which they occur have the potential to dramatically affect the way we live.

Finally, in the third module, Dr Bill Pritchard focuses on human-induced challenges to the Earth’s future. He critically analyses the relationships between people and their environments, with central consideration to debates on population change and resource use.

After completing GEOS 1001, students can continue your studies in the July semester by enrolling in (either or both) Introduction to Geography (GEOS 1002) or Introduction to Geology (GEOS 1003). In successive years there are further Geography and Geology & Geophysics units of study for you to take, and we also offer attractive Honours and Post-graduate programs. In short, GEOS 1001 can provide the starting point for a degree and professional career in our disciplines.