Keen to Travel during your degree? Here's a taste of where geography can take you, and how to get there.....
Here is a List of Subjects with Field Trip components!
GEOS2123 The Geography of Cities and Regions |
Thailand.... |
lAOS..... |
Cambodia.... |
Every year in the JULY holidays a Southeast Asia Field School (GEOS3053) course is run for Third Year geography students! The places visited alternates every couple of years between the Mekong River countries Cambodia, Laos and Thailand and the islands of Indonesia! To get a major in Geography you need to do either this subject or the GEOS3333 course.... But I know what I'd choose! For three weeks you travel across gorgeous landscapes to remote villages, interviewing families, NGO's and having presentations by Village Heads about recent village developments, natural resource management and agrarian change (just to name a few topics covered!) This is tailored more towards the human-environmental pathway but don't be afraid if you are more a physical-environmental student (like myself) as it's easy to pick up and all the readings and investigations happen in the field from observations and interviews! The new subject GEOS3529/3929 Global Development and Livelihoods will help you out I presume with the field school but it is no means essential to have done this subject to apply for the field school!
Highlights from the trip in 2013!
#1 Getting to travel with local Cambodian, Laos and Thai students studying Environmental Science, Agriculture and English Language. Sharing the same passions for geography and sustainable development made the friendships flourish as we had so much to talk about even if the language barrier was a bit difficult at times! This cultural exchange enriched the experience and made us all feel so comfortable in rural villages where our local student buddies would help us by explaining the different traditions and developments.
#2 The rest days in Laos on the Mekong River! ....
To be CONTINUED!
Highlights from the trip in 2013!
#1 Getting to travel with local Cambodian, Laos and Thai students studying Environmental Science, Agriculture and English Language. Sharing the same passions for geography and sustainable development made the friendships flourish as we had so much to talk about even if the language barrier was a bit difficult at times! This cultural exchange enriched the experience and made us all feel so comfortable in rural villages where our local student buddies would help us by explaining the different traditions and developments.
#2 The rest days in Laos on the Mekong River! ....
To be CONTINUED!
One Tree Island, Great Barrier Reef
Field trips on exchange!
You can incorporate a field trip subject into your exchange program! Here is a second year student in Andalusia Spain with their exchange host Stirling University (Scotland). One of the aims of this week long trip was to study landscape change from natural erosion and unique ecosystems that thrive in this environment!
(Below) Another field trip with the University of Stirling to the Scottish Highlands to study the history of land management at an old lead mine site by investigating the soils! Yes it is snowing!
(Below) Another field trip with the University of Stirling to the Scottish Highlands to study the history of land management at an old lead mine site by investigating the soils! Yes it is snowing!
Volunteer to help with phd/Professors research field trips
That's right folks! Why not get your hands dirty in your spare time and get onboard with a USYD researcher to help them with collecting field data for their PhD or research project! This is NOT advertised anywhere so you have to be extra motivated and ask your lecturers about any work going on that you could possibly volunteer your time towards. It would be worth while emailing the PhD students in the field you are interested in gaining experience to see I they need any help with field research.
This is a fantastic way of gaining field data collection skills, looks great on your CV for future employers and definitely gives you something to talk about in job interviews! Hands on experience is highly regarded in the industry and stands stronger that your Uni grades!
This is a fantastic way of gaining field data collection skills, looks great on your CV for future employers and definitely gives you something to talk about in job interviews! Hands on experience is highly regarded in the industry and stands stronger that your Uni grades!