Advanced Human Geography Fieldcourse

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Understand the importance of integrity, quality assurance and archiving in relation to data. (D6)
• Collect, analyse and understand data in human geography, using field techniques; (D4)
• Understand the discipline of human geography as dynamic, plural and contested; (A7)
• Marshal, retrieve, abstract and synthesise information from a range of different geographical sources; (B3) (C6)
• Conduct field research with appropriate techniques, in a responsible and safe manner, paying due attention to risk assessment, rights of access, relevant health and safety regulations, and sensitivity to the impact of investigations on the environment and stakeholders. (D2)
• Analyse reflectively and critically literature in human geography (B1)
• Understand the ways in which geographical data of various types can be combined, interpreted and modelled; (D5)
• Use your interpersonal skills in group activities, including project work in the field and have a respect for differing views. (C7)
• Structure conceptual and empirical geographical material into a reasoned argument. (B7)
• Produce fluent and comprehensive written reports on complex topics; (C2)
• Understand the distinctiveness of particular places and regions within the global mosaic; (A4)
• Understand the relationships between human processes in shaping physical environments (A2)
• Understand the nature of change in environments created by people (A1)
• Assess the merits of contrasting geographical theories, explanations and policies; (B2)

Preparatory lectures leading up to the fieldtrip: Introduction to the fieldwork city; research ethics and Ergo

The Fieldtrip in Geography

Follow up lectures after the fieldtrip: data analysis and writing up

Lectures

Daily tutorials in the field

Field-based research experience

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.