Geoheritage and Geotourism
UndergraduateTAS-KGA3272025
Previously TAS-KGA332
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed, No prior study
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Geoheritage and Geotourism
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Communicate geoheritage and geotourism concepts and data
- Accurately apply geographical concepts to contemporary global challenges
- Curate and communicate geoheritage inventory
- Exhibit professional conduct by complying with organisational guidelines and expectations of responsible personnel
- Key concepts of Geoconservation and natural values
- Geosites - Scientific values assessment
- Impacts and degradation
- Assessing degradation risk in the field
- Additional values, secondary geodiversity, and geotourism
- Introduction to geotourism
- Making complex decisions in geoconservation and geotourism
- Geotourism experience valorisation and interpretation
- Sustainable development goals
- Rare, special and wonderful
- Geoparks and geotourism
- Communicating geoheritage and geotourism
Human activity has altered fifty percent of the Earth's surface, leading to various consequences, both positive and negative, on our landscapes. However, the opportunities to explore, conserve, and appreciate pristine and exposed landscapes are growing, giving rise to the fields of geoconservation and geotourism. This unique subject explores strategies for investigating, understanding, and addressing issues related to geoconservation and geotourism. Through a series of field-based, and problem-based learning experiences, you will acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to create and manage (geo)heritage inventories, evaluate potential sites for geotourism and geoeducational purposes, design new geotouristic experiences, and develop materials for both consumers and operators in the fields of geoconservation and geotourism.
Our program is the only one of its kind in Australia, allowing you to work on real-world case studies and collaborate with leaders in these fields. We look at all forms of Geodiversity - waterways, soils, mountains, fossils, volcanoes and more. Imagine a world where rocks are not just 'rock and roll,' but the rockstars of Earth's history, and geoheritage is our backstage pass to study and conserve their epic stories! Join us as we provide guidance on how to recognise and nominate sites for conservation, restore degraded lands, create trails and geotouristic experiences and explore UNESCO Geoparks whilst utilising cutting-edge digital technologies, conducting social and scientific research, and fostering close relationships with industries and protected area groups. Absolutely no background knowledge is required to undertake this subject, and all are welcome. All techniques and experiences will be provided to you within the subject. This subject provides students with opportunities to undertake over 50 hours of in-field training for students wanting to travel to Tasmania, or exiting online professional training if you live elsewhere in the world.
This subject features a compulsory weekend activity for ALL students, irrespective of enrolment mode, on the 5th and 6th of April 2025, which is linked to assessment. All students in this subject (including those studying online and on campus) must attend EITHER a face-to-face field trip in Hobart (overnight, departing 8am Sat 5th April AEDST, returning Sun 6th April AEST 2025), OR an online interactive training session (10 am - 4 pm AEDST Sat 5th and Sun 6th April AEST 2025) in order to complete assessment task 3.
Note that daylight savings (AEDST) finishes overnight between April 5th and 6th.- Weekly interactive task development (10%)
- Geosite Nomination (30%)
- Geotrail or Heritage Trail (30%)
- Video experience - E-Media/podcasts (30%)
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Entry requirements
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Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: All students in this unit (including those studying online and on campus) must attend EITHER a face-to-face field trip in Hobart (overnight, departing 8am Sat 5th April AEDST, returning Sun 6th April AEST 2025), OR an online interactive training session (10 am - 4 pm AEDST Sat 5th and Sun 6th April AEST 2025) in order to complete assessment task 3. Note that daylight savings (AEDST) finishes overnight between April 5th and 6th. KGA327 is delivered online and face-to-face, on-campus and in the field by a series of 11 masterclasses (1 per week, excluding field trip weeks). Two separate whole-day (8 hour) field trips will also occur during semester (dates to be confirmed in Week 1 of semester). These field trips may be attended in-person or via dynamic online immersive experience. For each 8 hours in the field, there may also be bus travel of up to 2 hours each way. Students participating in-person must therefore allow for these travel times in their scheduling. If you are unable to join in-person due to time constraints, please arrange to join the online activities. A three-day fieldwork camp will take place during semester), with attendance options either online or in-person. Any student in the subject- including online students and those choosing not to go to camp - are expected to attend the live online training seminars in place of camp. To accommodate those who work, the online seminars are held across the weekend in smaller time periods - on the Friday night, and short periods on each of Saturday and Sunday.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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