Bachelor of Arts with the degree of Bachelor of Education (Primary) with a major in Geography
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Overview
Teach primary school children. Become an open-minded and confident primary teacher who is responsive to academic needs.
By combining arts with primary education, you'll have over forty arts majors to choose from. You'll study teaching methodology, participate in a primary school based Professional Experience program and satisfy the Key Learning Area (KLA) content requirements of the NSW Institute of Teachers:
- English
- Mathematics
- Science and Technology
- Human Society and its Environment (HSIE)
- Creative arts and Personal Development
- Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
The main focus is on preparing you to work as a primary school teacher.
Geography is a wide-ranging discipline. It encompasses social, physical, biophysical and environmental sciences and the humanities. Applied geography offers avenues for study within physical and human geography.
Geographers strive to understand how the Earth works and how humans interact with the Earth and with each other at a range of geographical scales.
- Physical geographers are interested in environments, resources and management processes in relation to landforms, geographic information science, soils, global and regional climate change, pollution and erosion, and natural hazards.
- Human geographers focus on human–nature relationships, social change and social inclusion, urban, regional and remote planning, and human rights.
Key features
- Teachers are leading researchers and practitioners with expertise in climate change, landscape management, social inclusion, urban studies and planning, international development and Indigenous rights.
- Emphasis on research and practical skills.
- You can complete many units by distance education (external study). Some study on campus required.
Location
North Ryde
Suitable for
Students with an interest in place, geography, and social and environmental change.
HECS Course fee
AUD $8,050 p.a.
Student amenities fee
Information on the Student services and amenities fee
Entry requirements
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
What you will study
| Degree requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points required for the degree | 96 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above | 60 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above | 39 |
| Completion of a qualifying major for the Bachelor of Arts | |
| Completion of a designated People unit | |
| Completion of a designated Planet unit | |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Combined degree requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this combined degree.
Major requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this major
| 100 level | Credit Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required | ENV118 | Environmental Management for a Changing World | 3 | ||
| Required | 6cp from | ENVE117 | Biophysical Environments | ||
| ENVG111 | Geographies of Global Change | ||||
| GEOS112 | The Planet Earth | 6 | |||
| 200 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | ENV267 | Australian Environmental Futures | 3 | ||
| Required | 3cp from | ENVE units at 200 level | 3 | ||
| Required | 3cp from | ENVG units at 200 level | 3 | ||
| 300 level | Credit Points | ||||
| Required | ENVE362 | C | Environmental Management | 3 | |
| Required | 3cp from | ENVE units at 300 level | 3 | ||
| Required | 3cp from | ENVG units at 300 level | 3 | ||
| Required | 3cp from | ENVE or ENVG units at 300 level | 3 | ||
| Total credit points required to satisfy this major | 30 | ||||
Notes
- Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
Careers
Career Opportunities
- ecologically sustainable development officer
- environmental consultant
- environmental officer
- forecaster/meteorologist
- insurance analyst
- resource officer/planner
- river care officer
- soil surveyor
- teaching (secondary geography; general primary)
- technical officer/technician
- water policy adviser
Employers
• bush regeneration groups
• catchment management authorities
• community sector groups
• CSIRO
• environment protection authorities
• environmental consultancy companies
• insurance companies
• local councils
• local research groups
• non-government organisations
• rural fire services
• schools (government and private)
• state forests
• state government service groups and agencies
Average starting salary
Median starting salary is $54,000 for earth sciences graduates (source: GradStats 2009).
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