13 Geography

Geography is about people and their environment.

This course aims to:

• Develop a knowledge and understanding of geographic environments. Enable students to analyse what happens in both natural and cultural environments.
• Allow students to develop their geographical skills, to carry out research and to analyse contemporary geographic issues facing us globally and within New Zealand.
• Encourage spatial thinking.

This course will cover:

• Natural processes within a coastal environment of Muriwai
• Cultural process of tourism development in Hawaii
• Developing skills such as topographic mapping, statistical techniques, graphing and resource interpretation in a practical context within a research topic
• Current Global Geographic Issues such as HIV/AIDS pandemic
• The planning process and impacts of a significant current event such as Polyfest or Rhythm and Vines

Future Areas of interest and study:
Geography can be studied at university level as part of a science or arts degree and as a first year subject for law. It is considered a language rich subject for The University of Auckland, and is a popular choice of 'arts' subjects for gaining access to the Bachelor of Health Sciences pathway to medicine. Geography is very useful alongside a number of other subjects to build understanding of the world necessary in all disciplines. Career opportunities are varied but can include geographic information systems, environmental consultancy, planning, teaching, environmental law.