GEPL322 Cradle to Grave: Population Geography
Updated: 05 January 2009| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 12cp or candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | GEPL222 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Frances Rolley (frolley@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
An understanding of how human populations change is basic to most social scientific research. This unit provides an introduction to the various components of population change - fertility, mortality and migration - through case studies drawn from contemporary Australia. A number of themes are explored: the concept of 'carrying capacity'; the question of an ecologically sustainable population; the relationship between socio-economic change and migration; and the use of demographic data as a planning tool. Assessment will take the form of both essay and practical assignments and one end of semester examination. |
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| Prescribed Material Manditory |
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| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |