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Undergraduate Course: Visions for Geography (GEGR10067)

Course Outline
School School of Geosciences College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits 20
Home subject area Geography Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This course is the final core course of the four-year honours degree in Geography. It draws this degree programme to a conclusion by developing and expressing students' visions for Geography through an undergraduate conference and a short series of lectures delivered by the most senior academic staff in the discipline (mainly Professors). The undergraduate conference consists of poster presentations prepared by students, based on their dissertation research and presenting the importance of this work for the discipline of Geography, including its various subfields. It will be preceded by two workshops. The lecture series consists of a series of visions for Geography presented by senior academics, focussing on their respective research specialisms.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Economic and Political Geography (GEGR08003) AND Social and Cultural Geography (GEGR08004)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 09:00 - 10:50
First Class Week 1, Wednesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Lecture Theatre 270
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes Stationery Requirements Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:002 x 8 sides
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students will have further developed their skills of engagement in rigorous discussion with peers and senior colleagues about the prospects for the discipline of Geography. Students will be in a better position to reflect on the broader discipline in which their specialist knowledge is situated. They will have gained transferable skills in the preparation of posters based on research, including skills of effective visual presentation of their research. Students will also have reflected on the entirety of their degree programme. They will be capable of critically reviewing their knowledge and the current understanding in their discipline set in the context of claims and debates among recent research themes. They will have an understanding of how those research themes seek to solve some of the most pressing issues in today&©s world.
Assessment Information
One poster presentation (30%)
One three-hour examination (2 questions) (70%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr William Mackaness
Tel: (0131 6)50 8163
Email: William.Mackaness@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Catherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: cathy.campbell@ed.ac.uk
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