Undergraduate Course: The Nature of Geographical Knowledge (GEGR09012)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Geography |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course examines the history and contested nature of what counts as knowledge in geography. It deals with how geographers have investigated and understood the world in the past, and the implications of those histories. The course asks questions about the construction of geographical knowledge. The course will examine the ways geographers create, circulate and evaluate knowledge about the world, with reference to historical and contemporary examples. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
175 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | The Nature of Geographical Knowledge | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand the ways in which geographers construct geographical knowledge
2. Assess the philosophical approaches and ideas used in thinking about the situated nature of geographical knowledge
3. Assess the merits of different claims to geographical knowledge
4. Present and defend reasoned arguments on the nature of knowledge in geography
5. Understand the ¿scientific method¿ and associated critiques. |
Assessment Information
Degree essay (40%) and exam (2 questions) (60%).
Overall mark for the course (i.e. degree coursework and examinations) of at least 40.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
There is no single text which covers the course¿s entire scope, but the following books each contain useful material.
Clifford N, S. Holloway, S. Rice and G. Valentine 2009 Key concepts in Geography. London, Sage.
Johnston, Ron J., and James D. Sidaway. Geography and geographers: Anglo-American human geography since 1945. 6 ed. London: Arnold, 2004. [GF13 Joh.]
Livingstone, David N. The geographical tradition: episodes in the history of a contested enterprise. Oxford: Blackwell, 1992. [G80 Liv.]
Martin, Geoffrey J. All possible worlds: a history of geographical ideas. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. [G80 Mar.]
Dictionary of Human Geography (eds. Johnston R, D Gregory, G Pratt and M Watts, Blackwell, 2000) contains many useful definitions of key terms.
Inkpen, Robert and Wilson Graham (2013) Science, Philosophy and Physical Geography, 2nd ed. London: Routledge
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | GEGR09012 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr William Ginn
Tel:
Email: wginn@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: beth.muir@ed.ac.uk |
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