GG4076: LIQUID GEOGRAPHY: THE GEOGRAPHY OF VINE AND WINE (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05

Course Overview

To introduce students to the role of geography in the wine industry, wine production, viticulture, and vineyard management, including the role of geospatial technologies such as remote sensing, mapping, GIS and GPS in precision viticulture, spatial data and spatial data analysis.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Term	First Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr David R. Green

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

Programme Level 4
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
One of GG2013 Physical Environments (Passed) or GG2014 Space, Economy and Society (Passed) or GG2509 Environment and Society (Passed) or GG2510 Mapping and Monitoring the Environment (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

Contact Teaching Time

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

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Alternative Assessment

Term paper: Regional/Country case study (2,500 words) (50%)

Journal article peer review (form plus 1,250 words) (15%)

GIS Storymap (25%)

Review of guest presentation (form) (10%)

Alternative Resit Assessment

Resit not normally available.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Factual	Remember	Not Available