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Coordinator
Professor Jon Barnett
Email: jbarn@unimelb.edu.au
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Structure
100 credit points
To obtain a major in Geography, students must complete:
- 12.5 credit points of Level 1 Core subjects
12.5 credit points of Arts Discovery (for a single major) or 12.5 credit points of Level 1 electives (for a double major)*
- 37.5 credit points of Level 2 electives
- 37.5 credit points of Level 3 subjects including
- One of the Level 3 Capstone subjects
*Note:
Please note: Students must undertake an Arts Discovery subject as part of the course requirements and the Arts Discovery subject can be counted in one major only. For this major, you will need to complete two Level 1 subjects.
If you are completing a double major the correct enrolment for this major at level 1 is: An Arts Discovery subject and one Level 1 Elective subject for the first major and two Level 1 Elective subjects for the second major.
Students are able to undertake the Geography major and the Environmental Studies minor together, as an exception to the "Diversity of study" course rule.
Level 1 core subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG10001 | Famine: The Geography of Scarcity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 1 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG10003 | Global Youth | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 2 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG20001 | Environment and Society | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20002 | Landscapes and Environmental Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20003 | Environmental Politics and Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20008 | Inside the City of Diversity | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20010 | China in Transition | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20011 | Global Inequalities In The Anthropocene | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20012 | Post-Conflict Development and Difference | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20013 | Health Geography | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20015 | Environmental Change & the Human Journey | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20016 | Fertility, Mortality and Social Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG20017 | Spatial Analysis in Geography | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Capstone subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG30007 | China Field Class | Not available in 2026 | 25 |
| GEOG30025 | Biogeography and Ecology of Fire | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30026 | East Timor Field Class | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
| GEOG30027 | Local Sites, Global Connections | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30033 | Arid Australia Field Class | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 3 electives
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG30001 | Coastal Landforms and Processes | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30019 | Sustainable Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30021 | The Disaster Resilient City | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30023 | Global Climate Change in Context | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30024 | Africa: Environment, Development, People | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30028 | Mobile Worlds | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30029 | Geographies of Migration | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30030 | Spatial Modelling for Nature and People | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG30031 | Law Space: Geographies of Justice | Not available in 2026 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 12 February 2026