Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Not required
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Subject details
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- Week 1 - Mapping
- Week 2 - Evolution
- Week 3 - Development
- Week 4 - Climate
- Week 5 - Sustainability
- Week 6 - Vulnerability
- Week 7 - Territory
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Additional requirements
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KGA171 Global Geographies of Change introduces you to the study of Geography and Environment by integrating physical and social science inquiry. You study earth evolution, human development and their interaction, in light of questions about sustainability. You apply this knowledge to issues of vital importance around the world and in Tasmania, including climate change, population change, inequality, food security, natural hazards and globalisation. Interactive workshops enable you to explore these issues through training in mapping and fieldwork, and group projects, scenario building and class debates. Knowledge and skills developed in this subject can be applied in a wide variety of professions including environmental science and management, social policy and planning, spatial science, international development and nature conservation. Students wishing to enrol in second and third year subjects in Geography and Environment should also take KGA172 Nature, People, Place in Semester 2, which can be taken before KGA171 for mid-year entry students.
Our aim in teaching KGA171 is to demonstrate how the study of Geography and Environment can contribute to the creation of a fairer and more sustainable world. We teach in the belief that rigour and passion are a powerful combination in knowing the world so as to change it for the better. Please contact staff if you have any questions or comments. We hope you find studying Global Geographies of Change relevant, interesting, challenging and exciting!
- Online Quizzes (10%)
- Examination (40%)
- Assignments (x3) (30%)
- Essay (20%)
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