Melbourne,
VIC,
Australia
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Geography (Specialisation) (Honours) in Parkville Australia | The University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne
|
Parkville Australia
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
AUD
39,104
(c. USD27,576.14)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) is an intensive program demanding higher academic achievement than a standard degree. It provides diverse Arts disciplines spanning humanities, social sciences, and languages while cultivating advanced research capabilities, critical analysis, and creative thinking. The program strengthens students' capacity to devise innovative approaches to challenging issues. Learners can focus on a single discipline (pure honours) or combine two fields (combined honours) based on their academic interests.
This additional year following a three-year BA degree prepares graduates for research-focused postgraduate programs (PhD in Arts or Research Masters). Many undergraduate degrees include an honours pathway. Honours develops superior research, analytical, and communication abilities while providing substantial independent project experience. It may also shorten the duration of certain Melbourne University Masters programs by up to twelve months.
Geography examines the evolving connections between human societies and their environments. The field explores the causes behind these relationships, their transformations, and spatial-temporal variations. Geographers analyze human behavior across all scales, from local communities to global systems. Unique among disciplines, geography integrates scientific methodologies with humanities and social science perspectives to address pressing global challenges and inequalities. This worldwide perspective aims to comprehend intricate people-place relationships to foster fairer societies.
The Geography Major within the BA offers both comprehensive coverage and specialized study paths. Students can concentrate on urban geography, cultural geography, development studies, environmental geography (with emphasis on climate change discussions), or Asia-Pacific regional studies. Fieldwork opportunities in Australia and abroad (at intermediate and advanced levels) enable direct engagement with geographical concepts, policies, and real-world challenges.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Complete the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or an equivalent qualification.
This is information for applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)
Applicants are selected according to academic merit, in the form of the ATAR or notional ATAR calculated by the relevant Tertiary Admissions Centre. Courses which select primarily on ATAR will have minimum ATARs set in advance, and you can only be selected below this point if you have additional criteria to be considered.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma - 31
IELTS total score of at least 6.5 in the Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with no bands less than 6.0.
TOEFL (internet-based): total score at of least 79 and scores of 21 for writing, 18 for speaking, 13 for reading and 13 for listening.
TOEFL (paper-based): total score of at least 577 with a score of 4.5 in the Test of Written English.
Tuition
AUD
39,104