Last modified: 10 Jul 2025 12:46
This course combines rigorous academic inquiry with immersive field research through a one-week field course, supported by taught and student-led sessions on campus. Students conduct sophisticated independent research projects in small groups on self-selected topics, working closely with academic supervisors. Previous student research has examined transport, cultural tourism, immigration dynamics, housing strategies, urban regeneration, flooding, and inclusive green spaces.
The course offers flexible field study options: Students can attend the international residential field course, exploring different cultures and geographies of their field sites through research; previous international sites include Gdansk, Boston, and Amsterdam. Alternatively, students undertake a local field project exploring Scottish urban and rural challenges in cities like Aberdeen or Glasgow, or rural areas accessible by public transport (e.g. Aberdeenshire).
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Building on previous courses in human geography, material will cover theory, background information and case studies appropriate to the chosen field area. Students will design and execute projects that target specific human geographical aspects of their choice (e.g., addressing how hybridity, mobility, difference/diversity, regional development or globalisation affect the social spaces of the field area).
| Description | Value |
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| Estimated cost towards the field course. | 550.0000 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 67 | |
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Individual report, worth 66.67 of the course mark |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 33 | |
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Two presentations, worth 33.33% of the course mark |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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Students may resit failed elements of the coursework, but with mark capped at CGS D3/9, or may be asked to complete an alternative assessment. Contact course coordinator for details. |
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| Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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