Course Catalogue

Geography 2 Residential Field Class GEOG2015

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
  • Credits: 0
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

Residential Field Class

Timetable

Students who are registered on an MA / MA (Soc Sci) / BSc Geography plan are eligible to attend the residential field class, typically in Easter vacation; see section 16 for associated fieldwork hours for students registered on a Geography plan. Please note, students who are not on a Geography plan, do not attend the residential field class.

Requirements of Entry

Mandatory Entry Requirements

Grade D3 in Geography 1.

Recommended Entry Requirements

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Assessment

Please refer to GEOG2001 for associated assessment.

Course Aims

■ To practice techniques used in human and physical geography;

■ To evaluate critically fieldwork methods and the design of projects related to taught course material;

■ To develop student communicative and interactive skills by working in groups in real world situations.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Contribute effectively to the design of team-based projects.

■ Collect and evaluate primary data related to human and physical geographical problems.

■ Evaluate, analyse and present field data appropriately both orally and in writing. 

Transferable skill-learning objectives

■ Further develop their ability to summarize arguments in a balanced way and, through oral and written presentations, to critically evaluate them.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions