Future of Geography an international perspective Colin Arrowsmith School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences RMIT University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Issues Proliferation of new subjects at secondary level Workload perception Seen as irrelevant Absorbed into SOSE Teachers without geography expertise Difficulty in defining geography and (geo)spatial science Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 3
VCE Issues (cont) 50,000 students complete 44,000 English 24,500 Further Maths 16,500 Maths Methods 15,000 Psychology 11,500 Health and Human Development 2,500 Geography Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 4
Types of programs Geography Geospatial Science Geospatial science Geoinformatics Geomatics Spatial Science Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 5
Geography Programs Adelaide University Department of Geographical and Environmental Studies ANU Department of Human Geography Fenner School of Environment and Society Canberra Faculty of Applied Science/Environmental Science CRC for Sustainable Tourism Central Queensland University School of Arts and Creative Enterprise Flinders University School of Geography, Population and Environmental Management Griffith School of Environmental Planning Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 6
Geography Programs James Cook University School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Macquarie University Department of Human Geography Department of Physical Geography Monash University School of Geography and Environmental Science University of Melbourne School of Social and Environmental Enquiry University of New England School of Behavioural, Cognition and Social Sciences University of NSW School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 7
Geography Programs University of Newcastle School of Environmental and Life Sciences University of Queensland School of Geography, Planning and Architecture University of Sydney School of Geosciences University of Tasmania School of Geography and Environmental Studies University of Western Australia School of Earth and Geographical Sciences University of Wollongong School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 8
Geospatial Science Charles Sturt University Faculty of Science Curtin University Department of Spatial Sciences Queensland University of Technology School of Urban Development Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 9
Geospatial Science University of Melbourne Department of Geomatics University of NSW School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems University of Southern Queensland Faculty of Engineering and Surveying University of South Australia School of Natural and Built Environments Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 10
National impact Limited graduates with spatial awareness Insufficient numbers of graduates in specialist spatial professions Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 11
Jobs in Geography www.careerone.com.au Geography 46 jobs listed 14 education 1 GIS 1 planning Rest in sales and accounts GIS 161 genuine GIS jobs Surveying 286 genuine jobs Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 12
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Future of geography Signs of a re-emergence in interest at secondary level Will flow to interest in tertiary studies in geography and (geo)spatial science Need to promote geography as a worthwhile study marketing Consideration of secondary geography in university selection Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 14
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Thank you colin.arrowsmith@rmit.edu.au Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences Slide 23