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GESS-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Geography and sustainable societies

Available in Bachelor of Arts

Rules for completing this course

No more than 12 credit points at Level 1 may be credited to the major and at least 18 credit points must be at Level 3.

Level 1 gateway units

12 cp

You must complete the following units

  • ATS1309The geography of global challenges6 cp
  • ATS1310Extreme earth! The geography of disasters6 cp

Level 2 cornerstone unit

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS2548Climate and environmental policy and management6 cp
  • ATS2628Global inequality and international development 6 cp

Level 3 capstone unit

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS3229Cities, globalisation and sustainability6 cp
  • ATS3554Resource evaluation and management6 cp
  • ATS3575Inside disasters: Living through response and recovery6 cp

Level 2 and 3 elective units

24 cp

You must complete 24 credit points selecting from the following units and/or from any cornerstone or capstone units not already taken, with at least 12 credit points at Level 3.

  • EAE3051Palaeoclimatology: Discovering Earth's past climate6 cp
  • ATS2106An environmental history of the world: People and our planet6 cp
  • ATS2314Comparative politics6 cp
  • ATS2321Political economy6 cp
  • ATS2324Climate change communication6 cp
  • ATS2624Global governance6 cp
  • ATS2625Mobile worlds: Borders, displacement and belonging6 cp
  • ATS2633Global cities: Past, present and future6 cp
  • ATS2723Social research methods6 cp
  • ATS2871Environmental ethics6 cp
  • ATS2879Indigenous geographies6 cp
  • ATS3163The rise of China in the Asia-Pacific region6 cp
  • ATS3376Anthropology of human rights6 cp
  • ATS3246Environmental analysis6 cp
  • ATS3634Indigenous peoples globally6 cp
  • ATS3639Poverty, climate change and international justice6 cp
  • EAE2011Environmental problem solving and visualisation6 cp
  • EAE2111Introduction to climate science6 cp
  • EAE2322Soil, water and vegetation6 cp
  • EAE3012Geographical information systems and remote sensing6 cp
  • EAE3132Future climates: Projections, impacts and adaptation6 cp
  • EAE3311Oceans and coasts6 cp
  • EAE3321Soils and land management6 cp
  • EAE3331Water in the earth system6 cp

International study tours

  • ATS3248Field methods in anthropology and international development12 cp
  • EAE3900Landscapes and environments of the Cook Islands6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry