Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

Geography,Planning&Envin Mgt

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

Field trip

Recommended prerequisite

Restricted

Student quota applies. Students are required to register interest in this course, from which School selects eligible students.

Assessment methods

Group presentation, individual reflective workbook and individual final report.

Course enquiries

Work Integrated Learning

Field Experience

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (30/06/2025 - 23/08/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

The course provides an opportunity for students to better understand and experience the issues and complexities of development in the Global South. The course will involve four pre-departure workshop sessions prior to the fieldtrip (at UQ St Lucia campus), as well as an 8-day fieldtrip to a selected country in the Asia-Pacific region. Additional fees payable. For further information, and to express your interest in applying for this course, please see http://www.gpem.uq.edu.au/field-trips. In the event that students complete the fieldwork and then subsequently withdraw from this course without financial liability, the School reserves the right to charge full cost recovery for this fieldtrip.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (17/06/2024 - 17/08/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile