This degree is for high achieving students who have completed the three-year Bachelor of Science degree with a major in either Human Geography or Land and Heritage Management, and achieved the required academic standard of at least a credit average (65%). This Honours year is an added year of study at the end of the general Bachelor degree, and involves a year of research training. This degree This one-year Honours program provides you with the opportunity to undertake research on a topic of interest. An Honours degree may be used as a gateway to higher research degrees, a research-focused career, or for professions requiring advanced analytical and investigative skills. What you will study The UOW Bachelor of Science (Honours) majoring in Human Geography, and Land and Heritage Management investigates issues of global significance, especially the human impact on the Earth, the management of landscapes, and the planning of cities and regions. During your Honours year you will conceptualise, plan, undertake and report on an independent geographical research project. You will construct an evidence-based approach to identify and develop your leadership potential as a geographer in the changing world. Course Learning Outcomes Students graduating from the Bachelor of Science (Honours) will be able to: Construct an evidence based approach to identifying and developing your leadership potential as a geographer in a changing world. Conceptualise, plan, undertake and report on an independent geographical research project. Career opportunities Research Officer Heritage Officer Policy/Project Officer Hydrologist Tourism and Recreation Planner Geospatial Intelligence Officer Market Researcher Cartographer Climatologist Ranger Environmental Health Officer International Aid Officer