Unit name | Geographical Practices 1 |
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Unit code | GEOG15030 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Mayhew |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
All other units in year 1 BSc Single Honours Geography |
School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit provides a foundational introduction to some of the key perspectives and skills used in human and physical geography. The unit comprises four key elements: Geographical Practices, Geographical Concepts, Physical Field Skills and Tutorial Work. Geographical Practices and Concepts introduces the nature and history of Geography as an intellectual enterprise, examining both the earlier history and recent developments, and geographical concepts and their production as a basis for understanding developments in both human and physical geography. Field skills needed in Physical Geography are introduced and applied in a 3-day field course.
The aims of this Unit are:
On completion of this Unit students should be able to:
The following transferable skills are developed in this Unit:
To complement learning within the first year geographical methods unit
Lectures, Practicals and Fieldwork, Tutorials/Seminars
Extended essay: 40%
Fieldwork Report: 25%
Examination: 35%
For the extended essay, a 5 page assignment is set and students must analyse three from a list of selected “classics” in geographical writing
Students work in groups on three separate projects during the three days of the field course. They are assessed on the basis of oral presentations at the end of each day of the field course.
A short answer, essay based, 1.5 hour examination one the "Concepts" modules of the unit will assess classroom based TB2 learning
Essential:
1. Clifford, N, Holloway SL, Rice SP, Valentine G (eds. 2009) Key Concepts in Geography (2nd ed) Sage, London. (B1 KEY). ISBN: 9781412930222
2. Couper, P. (2015) A Student’s Introduction to Geographical Thought: Theories, Philosophies, Methodologies. Sage, London. ISBN: 9781446282960
3. Johnston RJ & Sidaway JD (2004) Geography & Geographers (6th edn.), Arnold, London. (N JOH). ISBN: 9780340808603
4. Livingstone, D (1992) The Geographical Tradition, Blackwell, Oxford. ISBN: 9780631185864
Recommended:
5. Clifford NJ & Valentine G (eds. 2003) Key Methods in Geography, Sage, London. (B3 KEY) ISBN: 9780761974925
6. Matthews, JA, and Herbert, DT (2008) Geography: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN: 9780199211289