Postgraduate Course: Methodological Debates in Society and Space (PRGE11007)
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/postgraduate/MSc/mscprogrammes/geores/
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course provides students with knowledge of advanced debates around the role of spatial imaginaries and methodologies in the social sciences and humanities. The subject uses directed readings and seminar discussions to explore the place of spatial theory and method in constructing distinctive social scientific and other knowledges. The course also examines the relationship between academically-formed spatial 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.
The course aims to provide:
- Knowledge of current methodological debates in the field of society and space
- Appreciation of the varied cultures and histories of geographical and spatial knowledge formation and their relevance to contemporary methodological perspectives
- Ability to synthesise and critically analyse a range of debates associated with methodology, in written and verbal form
- Understanding of the relationship between theory and methodology, and methodology and techniques
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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 |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Appreciate the skills required for postgraduate study and understand where appropriate training is available;
- Be familiar with a range of spatial methodological debates current in the social sciences and related fields;
- Know the relationship between theory and methodology and techniques;
- Present, in written form, a critical evaluative summary of a methodology or methodological debates relevant to their proposed research topic.
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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 |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Debates, methodologies, humanities, spatial knowledge, society |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Jane Jacobs
Tel: (0131 6)50 2515
Email: Jane.Jacobs@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Consuelo Fox
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543
Email: connie.fox@ed.ac.uk |
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