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GeographyExtended minorMajorMinor

Geography focuses on identifying and understanding the processes of natural and built environments and exploring their causes and consequences. Geographers collect, analyse and report this information to enable informed decision-making. In this major, you will learn skills across various fields, including drone mapping, coastal geomorphology, the changing planet and globalisation, development and indigenous peoples.

Major (8)

For a major in Geography, students must successfully complete 8 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
GEO100 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation
GEO101 Economics for Managers
GEO201 Innovation Management and Professional Development
ENP245 Managing Across Global Cultures
GEO301 International Trade and Finance
GEO302 Global Business Management
GEO310 Marketing in a Global Environment
GEO350 The Changing Planet

Extended Minor (6) 72 units

For an extended minor in Geographical Sciences, students must successfully complete 6 courses:

Note: Only students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)/Bachelor of Science are eligible to undertake the Geographical Sciences extended minor.

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
GEO100 Space, place and the Anthropocene
GEO101 Hydrology and Geomorphology
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
GEO201 Hydrology and Geomorphology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
GEO301 Mapping with Drones
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: GEO100 or ENS253

PLUS select 1 course (12 units) from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
GEO302 Coastal Geomorphology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
GEO310 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12Anti: GEO210 or GEO700
GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 

Minor (4)

For a minor in Geography, students must successfully complete 4 courses:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
GEO100 The Changing Planet
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Anti: ENP100
GEO101 Space, place and the Anthropocene
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
ENP245 Landscapes, Place and People
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
  • Online: Semester 2
12 
GEO301 Mapping with Drones
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12Pre: GEO100 or ENS253