Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

The University of Adelaide Australia
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Faculty Office
Napier Building,
North Terrace Campus
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005 Australia

Phone: +61 8 8303  5245
Facsimile: +61 8 8303  4382

Pre-2008 Program Structure
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Environmental Studies

Level One

  • Globalisation, Justice and a Crowded Planet (3 units)
  • Sustaining a Fragile Planet (3 units)
  • 2 x Geographical and Environmental Studies electives (3 units each) 
  • 4 x Humanities and Social Sciences courses (3 units each)

Level Two

  • 2 x Major courses in Humanities and Social Sciences (4 units each)
  • 1 x Humanities and Social Sciences or other Faculty course (4 units)
  • 2 x Geographical and Environmental Studies electives (4 units each)
  • Environmental Management (4 units)

From 2008 Environmental Management can be replaced with one of the following:

  • GEST 2020 Urban Futures: Environmental and Social Issues (sem 1)
  • GEST 2011 Biogeography and Diversity Conservation (sem 2)

Level Three

  • 2 x Major courses in Humanities and Social Sciences (6 units each)
  • 2 x Geographical and Environmental Studies electives (6 units each) 

Level Four

  • 2 x Major courses in Humanities and Social Sciences (6 units each)
  • 2 x Geographical and Environmental Studies electives (6 units each) 

Courses

The courses for the Bachelor of Arts can be chosen from a wide range of academic disciplines from within Humanities and Social Sciences. These are:

  • Ancient Greek
  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies
  • Chinese
  • Classical Studies
  • Development Studies
  • Economics
  • English
  • European Studies
  • French
  • German
  • Geographical and Environmental Studies
  • Gender Work and Social Inquiry
  • History
  • Indonesian
  • International Studies
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Linguistics
  • Media and Communication
  • Modern Greek
  • Music Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Spanish

The list of Majors and Approved Electives will give you the correct course information for the major you have chosen for the Bachelor of Arts, and the courses for Geographical and Environmental Studies electives at Levels Two, Three and Four.

Approved Geographical and Environmental Studies electives for level I are:

  • Earths Environment I
  • Ecological Issues
  • Introduction to Social Anthropology
  • Field Studies I
  • Introduction to Australian Politics
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Social Sciences in Australia