Bachelor of Arts – Applied Human Geography
Bachelor of Arts – Applied Human Geography
Creating sustainable and vibrant communities and economies are key challenges facing our world, particularly in the context of rising inequality and significant global environmental change. Human Geography – the study of how historical, economic, political, demographic, social and environmental processes intersect to shape life in different places – is uniquely…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Creating sustainable and vibrant communities and economies are key challenges facing our world, particularly in the context of rising inequality and significant global environmental change. Human Geography – the study of how historical, economic, political, demographic, social and environmental processes intersect to shape life in different places – is uniquely positioned to address these major challenges.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the processes shaping human activity in cities and regions and deployment critical, technical, and communicative tools to address major human and environmental policy challenges.
A focus on intersecting economic, social, political demographic and environmental processes shaping places, along with the development of skills in spatial and socio-economic data collection analysis and interpretation, provides a diverse range of career opportunities for course graduates.
Course Structure
Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.
Why study this course?
Teaching excellence –you’ll learn from award-winning teachers and world class researchers.
Skills-focus – you’ll graduate with in-demand technical skills in the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) and socio-spatial, economic, and demographic data analytics. No other geography program in WA offers this kind of in-demand and comprehensive skills training.
You’ll learn to
identify the complex interplay of economic, demographic, environmental, social and political processes that influence the spatial organisation of human activities
deploy core geographical concepts, including spatial and temporal thinking, to creatively address real-world challenges and tasks: from rising inequality, to climate change, to population planning
apply geographic methods and analytical tools to investigate and interpret urban and regional phenomena
communicate geographic knowledge to specialist and non-specialist audiences through multiple media
adopt ethical, self-aware and efficient approaches to autonomous and collaborative work
Career Pathways
Graduates will be well positioned to pursue exciting careers both domestically and internationally. This includes opportunities across local, state and federal government in Australia (e.g. Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, Dept. of Primary Industries and Regional Development), industry, and the not-for-profit sector. Our graduates are well positioned for careers in firms that specialise in spatial, social, economic and demographic data analysis and planning (e.g. Geographia, Profile Id, REMPLAN, Urbis, Deloitte, Transdev Australasia etc).
Further Study
Graduates from the Applied Human Geography major can enrol in the Master of International Development or the Master of Teaching (for Geography teaching).
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0
TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
