ATS1309 · The geography of global challenges

Overview

How can we understand and address the interlinked global challenges of environmental degradation, economic inequality, and population growth? ‘The geography of global challenges’ is an introductory unit in Human Geography that grapples with these questions, offering an insight into the relationships between human societies and their natural, rural, industrial and urban environments - including the study of how humans impact on the natural environment. The unit examines how patterns of environmental change, population dynamics, and economic development processes intersect to create some of the most pressing global challenges of our time. It introduces you to theories and methods to make sense of this complex world and to critically engage with efforts to address our shared global challenges.

Areas of study: Human geography

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. identify and describe a range of key global challenges;
2. apply key theories and geographical methods to a range of economic, social and cultural issues;
3. select, organise and represent appropriate data in maps and tables for a variety of spatial scales;
4. discuss different perspectives and approaches to problems and their solutions;
5. work autonomously and collaboratively to investigate global and spatial change;
6. communicate findings and arguments effectively in writing.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. + Additional requirements + Field trip

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.