Postgraduate Diploma in Science (PGDipSci) in Geography

Summary

The PGDipSci programme involves one year of full-time study, or up to four years of part-time study, after you have completed the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree.

• 120 points in your specialist subject listed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Science schedule
• A project or dissertation of up to 45 points may be included

Summer School will start in January.

You can study Geography as a postgraduate specialisation in either the Faculty of Science or Faculty of Arts programmes.

If you are an aspiring geologist and physical geographer, you can explore themes in climatology, hydrology and biogeography and fundamental concepts in geomorphology and learn about mapping and analysing information using GIS. Or, you may want to concentrate on human geography and delve into understanding how different views and attitudes influence people's interactions with the environment, globalisation and its effect, and environmental management. This subject also available in faculty of arts.

Areas of research interests open to exploration include:

• Physical and biological systems
• Resource management
• Economic and social structures
• Spatial organization
• Cultural landscapes and geographical information science

Further study options

• Master of Science
• Master of Speech Language Therapy Practice
• Master of Bioscience Enterprise
• Doctor of Philosophy
• Doctor of Clinical Psychology