Overview Human geography has a strong focus on social and community planning, health and health care delivery, population studies, development studies, resource and environmental management, public policy development, urban and regional management and geographic information science. Human geographers collaborate widely, with strong links to anthropologists in development studies, sociologists and other social scientists in social inclusion, and physical geographers in environmental management and climate adaptation. Students can complete this major by distance education (external study). Some units require attendance on campus. KEY FEATURES Flexible program: tailor your studies to your interests. Opportunities for field-based learning, including international and remote area fieldwork. Increase your job opportunities by developing practical skills and knowledge of sophisticated frameworks for research and use across many policy areas. Some units can be undertaken by distance education (external study) mode. SUITABLE FOR Students with an interest in social and environmental change in diverse settings, and across geographical scales from the local to the global. Career Opportunities A Macquarie course can set your dream career in motion. PROFESSIONS community development worker environmental and resource manager health planning adviser international development worker journalist market researcher social impact analyst social policy adviser social services and welfare officer teacher (with further study) tourism and recreation planner urban and environmental consultant urban, regional or social planner EMPLOYERS consultancy firms environment protection authorities government agencies in a wide range of environmental, resource and social fields heritage bodies local councils national parks and wildlife services non-government community, development and environmental organisations social and health policy bodies