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GG3578: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: HONOURS FIELD COURSE (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

The fieldtrip is based in Boston, Massachusetts, a compact city with much of historical and contemporary interest to Human geographers.  The course is based around an eight day residential field-course supported by taught and student-led sessions on campus.  Students complete independent research projects, conducted in small groups, on topics they select themselves and which are developed with support from an academic supervisor.  In previous years project topics have included transport, tourism, immigration, housing and urban regeneration.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Dmitri Mauquoy

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Building on content introduced in the complementary course Concepts 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).

Associated Costs

DescriptionValue
Estimated cost towards the field course. GBP 550.00

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Report: Individual

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Learning Outcomes
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2x Oral Presentation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 24
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Feedback

Feedback (verbal and/or written) on students' pre-trip presentation before the field trip provides opportunities to adjust the proposed research design. Feedback (verbal and/or written) on students' end-of-trip presentation provides opportunities to adjust the processing and write-up of data. Students receive individual written feedback on their project report.
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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