Earth Surface Processes profoundly influence the way that people interact with their environment. As populations expand and the Earth System changes, our ability to understand, predict and adapt is underpinned by an understanding of how the Earth’s surface behaves and our role in this system.
Subjects in the Earth Surface Processes Pathway explore the processes and dynamics in the Earth system, such as climate change and hazards and their influence on hydrology, landscape evolution, fluvial dynamics and ecosystem processes. Our subjects also explore how landforms are constructed and change through time, and how humans influence and are influenced by these Earth Surface Processes.
Skills associated with this pathway
Graduates of the Earth Surface Processes Pathway will gain skills in the fields of hydrology, coastal dynamics, river systems, soil forming processes, landscape evolution, empirical data collection and analysis, spatial analysis, critical thinking and writing.
Recommended course structure
Pathways are designed to help students identify geography subjects focused on a specific theme. Pathways are not formal degrees or qualifications, rather they are recommended groupings of similar or related subjects that students may choose to enrol in if they wish to develop an expertise in a specific topic of interest, or to build a particular skill base for their preferred career path.
Study timeline
- Undergraduate
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First year
GEOG10001: Famine: the geography of scarcity
EVSC10001: The global environment -
Second year
GEOG20002: Landscapes and Environmental Change
GEOG20010: China in transition
GEOG20015: Environmental Change & the Human Journey
GEOG20017: Spatial Analysis in Geography -
Third year
GEOG30023: Global climate change in context
GEOG30001: Geomorphology: Catchment to Coast
GEOG30027: Local Sites, Global Connections
GEOG30025: Biogeography and ecology of fire
GEOG30022: Riverine Landscapes: Hydrology & Ecology
GEOG30021: The disaster resilient city
GEOG30026: East Timor field class
GEOG30007: China Field Class - Graduate
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Further study or research
Specialized study