Senior Geography
The Preliminary course is structured for students to investigate: The characteristics and spatial distribution of environments Social, cultural, political and economic challenges on a global scale Applying geographical methods to understanding natural processes and their management for sustainability.
Course Content
It covers:
Biophysical Interactions
Global Challenges
Personalised Senior Geography Project
The HSC course is structured for students to investigate:
The global and local forces which impact people, ecosystems, urban places and economic activity.
Geographical patterns, processes and future trends through appropriate case studies and inquired based examples
Ecosystems at Risk Urban Places
People and Economic Activity
How is the work assessed
Assessment tasks will include:
researching, organising, and analysing information, geographical skills, geographical inquiry, essays, written and oral presentations and examinations.
What should I be able to do at the end of the course
Think critically
Collect, analyse and organise information including geographical fieldwork
Carry out a personalised geographical investigation of their choice
Communicate ideas and information clearly in written, visual and oral forms
Plan and organise activities and fieldwork
Understand the influence of a changing world on the present and future
Understand, value and respect different perspectives including intercultural, socioeconomic, religious, Indigenous viewpoints
Frame questions to guide geographical inquiry
Analyse and synthesise statistical information evidence from different types of geographical media to develop reasoned interpretations.
How will this subject help me in the future?
Geography provides students with knowledge, skills, practical experience and understanding that are a valuable foundation for a range of university courses, practical workplaces and other tertiary institutions. Some future career links include:
demographer, urban planner, environmentalist, environmental risk management and sustainability, cartographer and map making, international aid worker, social worker, meteorologist, geographic information system (GIS) worker, education, teaching, project manager, landscape architect, disaster response and management, volcanologist, transport planner, natural resource management, climatology, geomorphologist, travel agent
What does this course cost?
No subject fees, but excursions where relevant, including city based and any interstate excursions to Queensland (Great Barrier Reef), Tasmania or the Northern Territory.