HUMN 1041 People, Place and Social Difference

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 102170

Coordinator Alanna Kamp Opens in new window

Description This unit focuses on the local experiences of cultural and socio-economic difference. This includes applied social science approaches to inequality, diversity, community, sense of place, and environmental sustainability in the urban setting. There is an emphasis upon spatial literacy for social scientists (fieldwork, mapping, data analysis and place description).

School Social Sciences

Discipline Human Geography

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 4 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 1 subject

Equivalent Subjects LGYA 1337 - Geography of Urban and Regional Development HUMN 1045 - The Geographies of Social Difference (UWSC) HUMN 1044 - The Geographies of Social Difference HUMN 1042 - People Place and Social Difference (WSTC)

Assessment

The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.

Item Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Report 750 words 20 N Individual
Essay 1000 words 40 N Individual
Final Exam 2 hours 40 N Individual

Prescribed Texts

  • Waitt, G et al., 2000, Introducing Human Geography: Globalisation, Difference and Inequality, Longman, Sydney.

Teaching Periods