Available in both Hobart and Launceston in 2010; available Hobart only in 2011.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KGA202
L
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
22-FEB-2010
23-MAR-2010
12-APR-2010
28-MAY-2010
Sem 2
12-JUL-2010
10-AUG-2010
30-AUG-2010
15-OCT-2010
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Examines issues relevant to the understanding of the geography of contemporary Asia. Topics such as population pressure and policies, environmental change and degradation, economic growth in urban and rural areas, and the problems produced by modernisation and development are considered using different areas as case studies. Emphasis is placed on assessing the complex linkages between human activity and the physical environment through problems involving the management and mismanagement of climatic, hydrological and earth resources.
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Resource supported teaching & learning -
H,L
Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
25% Level 100 units in Geography and Environmental Studies (KGA) or 25% Level 100 in Asian Studies or permission of the Degree Coordinator.
TEXTS Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2010
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.
Resource supported teaching & learning -
H,L
