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Enhancement Studies - Geography

 

Subjects

GES 1070 Natural Hazards and Human Vulnerability
GES 1050 The Global Challenge
Unit coordinator Jonothan Brown
School of Geography and Environmental Science
Ph: +61 3 9905 2916
Email: jonathan.brown@arts.monash.edu.au.
Background of students

Preparatory study: Geography

  • Completion of units 3 and 4 in Year 11

OR

  • Concurrent enrolment in units 3 and 4 in Year 12
Study mode option

Tutorial Centre
Camberwell High School, Camberwell
Monash University, Clayton

Off-campus learning (distance education)
Location of classes

Centre: Camberwell High School
Location: Camberwell
Time: Wednesday 3.30pm
Class requirements

Classes at tutorial centres will run for one hour per week.  Lectures and practice work instructions will be available online.
Credit arrangements

Students who successfully complete this pair of units and subsequently gain a place in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Environmental Science will receive credit transfer of a first-year sequence in Geography, allowing them to proceed to second-year studies in Geography
Other degrees

See also:

Australian History/Politics
Biology
Criminal Justice Studies
Jewish Civilisation
Media/Communication Studies
Philosophy

Subject Outlines

GES 1070 Natural Hazards and Human Vulnerability

This unit analyses the wide range of environmental processes (hazards) that pose risks to human lives, livelihoods and settlements. These hazards include earthquakes, tsunami, extreme storms, and forest fires. By integrating physical and human geographical approaches, the unit explores how the risk in any area is a function of both the environmental hazards and the vulnerability of the community. Case studies of significant disasters form a key component of the unit. Other topics considered include risk management, recovery processes, and the role of international aid.

Assessment

Essay (2000 words) : 40%
Practical class participation : 20%
Final examination (2 hours) : 40%

Prescribed textbook(s)

Miller, G T, Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections and Solutions, 14th edn, Thomson, Brooks Cole, 2004.

 

GES 1050 The Global Challenge

Economic, social and political forces that contribute to global change and shape new international divisions of labour and patterns of migration and industrial reorganisation. The emergence of global institutions of governance. Political movements concerned with human rights, and opposition to globalisation. The unit provides a foundation for second and third-year units that explore change and economic development in cities, regions and the environment in greater depth.

Assessment

Essay (2000 words) : 40%
Practical class participation : 20%
Final examination (2 hours) : 40%

Prescribed textbook(s)

Waitt, G, and others, Introducing Human Geography: Globalisation, Difference and Inequality, Longman, Sydney, 2000 (on reserve in library)