Postgraduate Course: Methodological Debates in Human Geography (PRGE11001)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad Research Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/masters/hg-res_info/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course provides students with knowledge of advanced debates around methodology and research techniques in Human Geography, and related areas of the humanities and social sciences concerned with the theme of society and space. The subject uses directed readings and seminar discussions to explore the place of theory and method in constructing distinctive geographical knowledges. The course also examines the relationship between academically-formed geographical knowledges and other frameworks of spatial and environmental knowledge, including the spheres of policy and the everyday. The subject is designed to be responsive to the specific research interests of students and requires students to read in a specialist area relevant to the design of their proposed research. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
N/A |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: Central. Ogilvie Room, Geography Drummond St |
| Additional information |
Block 4, Week 11, Postgraduate Conference |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Knowledge of current methodological debates in the field of Human Geography and related areas of the humanities and social sciences.
- Appreciation of the varied cultures and histories of geographical knowledge formation and their relevant to contemporary methodological perspectives.
-Ability to synthesise and critically analyse a range of debates, in written and verbal form.
- Understanding of the relationship between theory and methodology, and methodology and techniques.
- Ability to develop and report upon a research proposal, informed by reading in a specialist area. |
Assessment Information
| Written assessment of 3,000 words |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Michael Pryke, Gillian Rose, Sarah Whatmore 2003 Using social theory: thinking through research, SAGE.
Additional readings are determined in response to student research needs.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Debates, methodology, research techniques, society, human geography |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jane Jacobs
Tel: (0131 6)50 2515
Email: Jane.Jacobs@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Patrizia Mencuccini
Tel: (0131 6)50 2572
Email: patrizia.mencuccini@ed.ac.uk |
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