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Places Landscapes Regions

Undergraduate | CUR-GPH311 | 2021

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks

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Places Landscapes Regions

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. identify key theoretical, conceptual and empirical ideas relating to geographical analysis of contemporary issues at different spatial levels.
    2. determine how urban and regional planning engages with and influences spatial change for a variety of different groups.
    3. analyse how socio-cultural values and local economic factors interact with global processes to influence development outcomes at the local level.
    4. apply analytical skills to interpret analyse and synthesise data from a variety of sources and communicate information effectively.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • CUR-GPH310-Geographies of Health (no longer available)

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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