Level 3 Geography
3GEO Course Description Who would be interested in this course?Any student with an interest in Geography. Level 1 or 2 Geography is recommended but not necessary. New students will be able to adapt and understand geographic content despite not taking the course before.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES: The external component or the course is based around two standards. A study of Tourism Development in Rotorua and Geographic Skills (using maps, graphs, photos etc). Internal assessment will focus on the Research standard using the Muriwai environment, looking at perspectives on a range of Contemporary Geographic Issues and applying real world skills in the use of Spatial analysis (ArcGIS) to solve a geographic problem.
In addition to the content and case studies, students learn a range of skills such as gathering, presenting, analysing and interpreting data together with practical techniques.
There is a one-day trip to Muriwai for the Research standard, and there may be a two-day trip to Rotorua as part of the Tourism Development external (cost dependent).
Faculties:
Career Pathways
Policy Analyst, Surveyor, Travel Agent/Adviser, Intelligence Officer, Geospatial Specialist, Urban/Regional Planner, Meteorologist, Geologist, Environmental Scientist, Ranger, Landscape Architect, Geophysicist
Contributions and Equipment/StationeryA donation will be requested for the 2-day Rotorua Tourism Development trip.