Bachelor
Challenge yourself with the Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Science where you'll develop fundamental spatial science skills, knowledge and techniques to solve the world's biggest environmental issues.
This course has a strong focus on understanding the environmental processes including climate and hydrology that interact with landscapes, people and drive economies, including broader geography principles, demography and regional development.
Geographical and Spatial Science studies focuses on understanding environmental processes and their interaction with people and economies worldwide. In this course you'll gain skills and knowledge in GIS and spatial data to help develop solutions for issues such as climate change, growing population and land degradation. You will learn how to use, manipulate, analyse and visualise spatial data to solve significant environmental and social issues such as climate change, population growth and land degradation.
The Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Science has a focus on understanding the environmental processes including climate and hydrology that interact with landscapes, people and drive economies, including broader geography principles, demography and regional development.
This hands-on degree will involve significant learning in the field, laboratory activities, acquisition of advanced spatial data, and fundamental problem-solving skills to understand and recommend solutions to environmental issues. Key outcomes include the ability to demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge of core geographical concepts to understand human and physical environments and apply well-developed cognitive, creative and communication skills in diverse contexts.
Upon completion you will develop strong Geographic Information Systems (GIS), advanced remote sensing and spatial analysis skills that are under high demand by employers.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) helps bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing opportunities for students to gain hands-on, practical industry relevant experience and for employers to help shape the graduates of tomorrow.
Develop your employability skills through a science work placement. The following units are available to all science undergraduate students who are looking to gain practical hands-on industry relevant experience:
It is recommended to combine your Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Science with a minor from a field you could apply your skills as a spatial scientist, consider one of the following: