GEOG20016 Fertility, Mortality and Social Change (University of Melbourne): rated 4.3/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
GEOG20016 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Geography. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 生育、死亡与社会变迁
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Geography
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject serves as an introduction to demography: the scientific study of human populations. The subject provides an overview of concepts, theories, and methodological approaches for understanding the changing patterns and determinants of population size, composition, and spatial distribution.
GEOG20016 has 10 scored reviews: overall 4.3/5 · usefulness 4.2 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.2 stars); 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "Geography major here, my favourite level 2s: GEOG20016 Fertility, Mortality & Social Change GEOG20008 Inside the City of Diversity GEOG20011 Global Inequalities in the Anthropocene GEOG20003 Environmental Politics & Management The first two have lovely coordinators and you can d…"
On Reddit: "I did it Sem 1 2020 so take everything I say with a grain of salt and feel free to pm later as well! We asked for short answer questions so we had around 7-8 short to medium responses but this also make it harder because all of the questions tackled pretty much all of the topics…"
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Q: Is GEOG20016 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 4.2/5, overall 4.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches GEOG20016, and when is it offered?
A: GEOG20016 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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