Bachelor of Geography

Learn to understand anthropogenic climate change and plan for a sustainable, socially just and resilient future when you study geography at UOW. You will learn to analyse, explain and predict both human and physical environments as you learn to apply the latest technologies in spatial analysis and satellite imagery.

How do human and physical forces shape the planet? What are the political, social and environmental issues that arise due to human interactions with the Earth? On completion, you will be able to answer these questions and more as you develop the skills to solve the problems of tomorrow's world.

You will take full advantage of the local Illawarra environment, taking your studies into the field including urban and heritage landscapes, coastal landscapes, rainforest escarpment and freshwater ecosystems.

You will learn skills in logical and critical thinking, creative problem-solving, practical research, organisation and project management, numeracy, statistical literacy, computer applications (including geographic information systems), and
strong communication. You will apply these skills to problems in physical and human geography, studying the natural environment, its processes, and the interaction of these with human society and the way it shapes and is shaped by the natural world.

Alongside your chosen specialisation in physical or human geography, your studies will include climate change, biogeography, coastal and fluvial environments, populations, urban and regional societies, spatial geography and environmental management.