GEOG1020
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
Human Geography is a diverse discipline that explains the relationships between people and places in the world we live in. In this course students develop an understanding and appreciation of the interactions between people and places through the core themes of globalisation, development, urbanisation, diversity and inequality. The course explores the ways in which global and local forces continuously shape socio-cultural and economic landscapes including cities and countrysides. Case studies are drawn from a mix of Australian and international examples. An important component of the course is the development of student skills and competencies in three major areas: the use and misuse of indicators of socio-cultural and economic change; techniques for field-based analysis of controversial local issues; and the distillation and communication of key arguments from relevant academic materials. Skills and concepts developed in the course are highly useful in other subject areas and for future employment opportunities.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply key geographical concepts relating to the functioning and interaction of population, society, settlement and the development of resources.
2. Demonstrate understanding of processes affecting places and their populations at a range of scales: global, national and local by identifying, describing and analysing geographic phenomena.
3. Employ basic geographical skills to construct and interpret maps, graphs, and tables based on data collected from primary and secondary sources in class-based and field-based exercises.
4. Communicate key geographical concepts in a range of forms, including critical summaries and reports.
Content
This course introduces students to key subject areas in Human Geography. The subject enables students to gain an appreciation and understanding of places, their populations and society. Patterns of social, economic and cultural diversity and difference are examined from the perspective of national, international and local situations. Core components include Geographies of globalisation (including geographies of population, migration, economies, landscapes, resources and environments and Indigenous geographies) and Globalisation and urban and regional development (cities and rural spaces).
Assessment items
Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Critical Summary
Report: Report 1
Report: Report 2
Online Open Book Formal Examination: Formal Exam
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- Tutorials will be held in computer laboratories.
Course outline
- GEOG1020 - Semester 2, 2023 (Callaghan) (PDF, 203.0 KB)
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.