Some of you might be thinking "Geography sounds amazeballs but I'm screwed because I haven't done maths since year 10 and I'm just not sciency".
Or maybe you're pondering to yourself, "Geography might just be god's greatest creation but I'm worried I'll have to write essays...a.k.a the spawn of Satan".
Three words: FEAR NOT, YOUNG PADUAN
Pick the right pathway (see the guide here) and you can avoid your own shortcomings like a boss.
You can make this even easier by checking out some of the student testimonials on what subjects they really like here OR have a look at The Insider's Unit of Study Outlines which will give you a clue as to how much numbers know-how or authorial flair you'll need for a subject.
BUT some subjects have mandatory pre-requisites, probably because someone somewhere looks bad when 80% of the class fails.
To make life easy: Here is every subject in a Geography major that has ANY pre-requisite. If it's not listed, no pre-reqs. If you see one you really like but don't have the pre-req, see the Cheats, Tricks, and Super Useful Stuff Section: Getting Around Pre-Requisites page here for how to get around this problem so you can study what you want to!
Or maybe you're pondering to yourself, "Geography might just be god's greatest creation but I'm worried I'll have to write essays...a.k.a the spawn of Satan".
Three words: FEAR NOT, YOUNG PADUAN
Pick the right pathway (see the guide here) and you can avoid your own shortcomings like a boss.
You can make this even easier by checking out some of the student testimonials on what subjects they really like here OR have a look at The Insider's Unit of Study Outlines which will give you a clue as to how much numbers know-how or authorial flair you'll need for a subject.
BUT some subjects have mandatory pre-requisites, probably because someone somewhere looks bad when 80% of the class fails.
To make life easy: Here is every subject in a Geography major that has ANY pre-requisite. If it's not listed, no pre-reqs. If you see one you really like but don't have the pre-req, see the Cheats, Tricks, and Super Useful Stuff Section: Getting Around Pre-Requisites page here for how to get around this problem so you can study what you want to!
Subject Pre-reqs
Second Year
SUBJECT
GEOS 2111/2911: Natural Hazards: A GIS Approach |
PREREQUISITES
You need to have completed 1 First Year Geosciences Subject and 3 other First Year Science Subjects (eg. Biology, Chemistry, Physics) equating to 24 credits! |
HELPFUL HINTS
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GEOS 2115/2915: Oceans, Coasts & Climate Change
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You need to have done 8 First Year Subjects (ie. finished first year) from any faculty.
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If you want to do a second year subject in first year Tom Hubble will possibly allow this as we think he is super flexible when it comes to signing Special Permissions Forms.
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GEOS 2123: The Geography of Cities & Regions
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You need to have completed 1 First Year Geosciences Subject and 3 other First Year Science Subjects (eg. Biology, Chemistry, Physics) equating to 24 credits!
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If you are haven't done science subjects in first year we think Bill Pritchard is willing to be flexible and allow you entry if you are polite and have a good justification for what you want to do.
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GEOS 2121/2921: Environmental & Resource Management
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You need to do 4 First Year Subjects from any faculty and 1 of these needs to be a First Year Geosciences Subject OR instead of Geosciences have done ECOP1001 OR ECOP1002.
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See Cheats, Tricks and Super Useful Stuff section about being able to study this subject in First Year if you want to.
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THIRD YEAR
SUBJECT
GEOS 3009/3909: Coastal Environments and Processes |
PRE-REQUISITES
There are three ways in: You need to have done 2 Second Year Geoscience Subjects OR 1 Second Year Geoscience Subject and 1 Subject from Physics, Mathematics, Information Technology or Engineering OR 1 Second year Geoscience Subject and either MARS2005/2905 or MARS2006/2906. |
HELPFUL HINTS
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ENVI 3111/3911: Environmental Law and Ethics
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You need to have done 2 Second Year Science Subjects or 2 Second Year Agriculture Subjects.
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Say your from a Arts or Law background and haven't done any Science? Fear not, we think that Jo Gillespie will be lenient if you ask her permission to study the course. From experience we believe no science background is needed for this subject anyway!
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GEOS 3520/3920: Urban Citizenship and Sustainability
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You need to have done 4 Second Year Subjects and 1 of these Subjects had to have been either GEOS2123, GEOS2115/2915, GEOS2121/2921, SOIL2003 or LWSC2002.
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"Oh no I did SOIL2004 and GEOS 2111... do I still qualify? Email or visit Kurt Iveson with your query and there is a good chance you might be able to take this amazing subject!
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GEOS 3524/3924: Global Development & Livelihoods
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You need to have done 4 Second Year Subjects and 1 of these Subjects had to have been either GEOS2123, GEOS2115/2915, GEOS2121/2921, SOIL2003 or LWSC2002.
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"Oh no I did SOIL2004 and GEOS 2111... do I still qualify? Email or visit Phil Hirsch with your query and there is a good chance you might be able to take this amazing subject!
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GEOS 3053/3953: Southeast Asia Field School
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You need to have done 1 Second Year GEOGRAPHY Subject and submit an application to Phil Hirsch in Semester Two.
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It is recommended to email Phil Hirsch saying your interested in applying so that he can send you information about the application process.
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GEOS 3014: GIS in Coastal Management
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There are three ways to get in:
You need to have done MARS2005/2905 and MARS2006/2906 OR 2 Second Year Geoscience Subjects OR GEOS2115/2915 and BIOL2018/2918. |
It is recommended by us to have done GEOS2115/2915: Oceans, Coasts and Climate Change and GEOS3009/3909: Coastal Environments and Processes as this helps you with this subject!
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ENVI 3112: Environmental Assessment
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You need to have done 2 Second Year SCIENCE Subjects OR 2 Second Year AGRICULTURE Subjects. They assume you have done GEOS2121/2921 but its not a pre-req.
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GEOS 3333/3933: Geographical Concepts, Skills and Methods
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You need to have done 4 Second Year Subjects and one of them had to have been either GEOS2123, GEOS2115/2915, GEOS2121/2921, SOIL2003 or LWSC2002.
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This is one of the compulsory options for getting a Geography Major so if you don't have the pre-reqs we are pretty sure that Dan Panny will help you out by signing your Special Permissions Form with a good reason! Especially as lots of other accredited GEOS or Agriculture subjects have been left off the pre-req list.
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