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Geography

Major

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

2 required courses

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
GEO100 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
GEO101 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning

Plus select 2 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP236 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
ENP245 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
ENS253 Event Management
GEO201 Business Events
GEO310 Structural Engineering

Plus select 4 courses from:
CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP236 Mechanics of Materials
ENP245 Engineering Materials
ENP255 Construction Technology
ENS242 Engineering Sustainable Design
ENS253 Advanced Soil Mechanics
ENS254 Concrete Structures and Technology
ENS353 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
GEO201 Physical Geography and Mapping
GEO301 Introducing Human Geographies
GEO302 Regions, Change and Sustainability
GEO310 Landscapes, Place and People
GEO340 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
GEO350 Hydrology and Geomorphology
GEO390 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Minor

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

Select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
GEO100 Regions, Change and Sustainability
GEO101 Landscapes, Place and People

PLUS select 3 courses from:

CourseSemester of offerUnitsRequisites
ENP236 Urbanism and Urban Design
ENP245 Introduction to Weather and Climate
ENP255 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
12 
ENS242 Weather and Climate
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
ENS253 Geographic Information Science and Technology
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12 
ENS254 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12 
ENS353 Applied Geospatial Analysis
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 2
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 2
12Pre: ENS253
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 
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
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
GEO340    
GEO350 Geo-ethics: Plants, Animals and People
  • Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
  • Moreton Bay: Semester 1
  • Online: Semester 1
12