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 |
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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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
154 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
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%)
Overall mark for the course (ie poster and examinations) of at least 40 |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | GEGR10067 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Dugmore
Tel: (0131 6)50 8156
Email: Andrew.Dugmore@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: beth.muir@ed.ac.uk |
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