GEOS219 provides an introduction to the geographical dimensions of population issues, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. GEOS280 explores aspects of the management of urban form and social development, with an emphasis on planning in the Australian context. GEOS265 provides an introduction to the main issues in resource and environmental management, and to the techniques involved in the assessment of resources. GEOS264 Geographic Information Systems is of value to all students in human geography, as well as a number of other disciplines. Students are introduced to the efficient handling of large quantities of computer-based spatial data, as used in the natural and social sciences and humanities.
Computer graphics are a central element of the unit.
GEOS264 is the prerequisite for more detailed studies at 300 and 400 level in this increasingly important branch of geographical sciences. GEOS262 Australians and their Environment, a general education unit, considers geographical perspectives on the Australian environment and human reactions to, and interactions with, that environment. Which other 200-level units are studied depends on the particular interests of students. All of the above units can contribute towards a coherent course of study in human geography. As at 200 level, the main strands in human geography can be identified at 300 level, making it possible for students to specialise in one or more of these strands.