Unit Synopsis
This unit provides an introduction to the themes, approaches, and main subfields of human geography. In this unit, you will explore spatial patterns and processes of population, migration, health and disease, culture, identity and cultural landscape, urban systems, location of economic activities and sustainable development. You will examine these through case studies drawn from Australia and around the world.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online discussion forum | 20% |
| 2. Report | 40% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 6.45% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Teaching staff self assessment
Assist students in engaging with learning activities and completing assessments.
It is recommended that Zoom tutorials be retained to assist students in understanding the assessment tasks and completing assessments.
Zoom tutorials were retained and delivered throughout the term to support students’ understanding of assessment tasks and to guide them through key learning activities.
Source: Teaching staff self assessment
Monitor students' engagement with learning activities and track their progress.
It is recommended to regularly check in with students about their progress and concerns, and to report their 'Activity Completion' for weekly topics and learning activities in class each week.
Students’ progress and concerns were regularly checked and monitored to track engagement and identify those requiring additional support.
Source: UC self reflection.
Unit materials required ongoing updates to align with contemporary discipline developments.
Continue updating learning materials to reflect current developments in the field and maintain alignment with the Australian Curriculum (Geography).
In Progress
Source: UC self reflection.
Students required additional scaffolding between learning activities and assessments.
Maintain Zoom tutorials that assist students in completing assessment tasks, including guidance on the appropriate use of AI tools while discouraging AI misuse.
In Progress
Source: UC self reflection.
Student engagement patterns indicated need for intervention strategies.
Maintain weekly monitoring of ‘Activity Completion’ and follow up with students as needed to identify issues early and provide timely support.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Discuss the key concepts and themes of human geography
- Identify and explain spatial patterns and processes of human activities at different scales
- Interpret maps, spatial data and geographic models for geographic inquiry
- Communicate geographic concepts, facts and ideas in a range of forms, including critical summaries, maps and reports.
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online discussion forum | • | |||
| 2 - Report | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | ||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online discussion forum | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| 2 - Report | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||