Program ratingThe University of Melbourne Geography major imparts specialist understanding of issues in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region related to fresh water ecology, rivers and wetlands and coastal processes among others. There is also a focus on obtaining practical experience in the field.
Aimed atThe course is aimed at those with an interest in the environmental and social processes that shape the world around us.
EmployabilityAfter majoring in Geography careers can be sought in consultancies as well as private environmental and planning firms. Government departments also hire people to work in the areas of conservation, housing, transport, planning, international aid and hydrology.
Course descriptionSample course plan
Bachelor of Science major: Geography
First year
Famine in the Modern World Earth Sciences
Biology
An Ecological History of Humanity
Natural Environments
Earth Sciences
Biology
Music and Health
Second year Geomorphology
Geology
Geology
Mobile World: Migration and Tourism
Environmental Politics and Management
Dangerous Earth
Ecology
Cabaret!
Third year Geographical Thought
Geology
Ecology
Is the Past Present? Indigenous Experiences of Colonisation
Africa: Environment, Development, People
Applied Ecology Fluvial Geomorphology
Sounding Off: Music and Politics