- Course Code
- GG 3020
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr Danny Mackinnon
Pre-requisites
Available only to students in programme year 3 who have passed GG 2502 and at least three from GG 2003, GG 2004, GG 2504, GG 2505.
Overview
The course provides essential background to the study of Geography at an advanced level, irrespective of intended specialisation. It provides critical insight into the nature of the subject at an appropriate time in the undergraduate curriculum. It analyses closely related themes such as (1) changing ideas as to exactly how we undertake science and social science, and (2) the changing social and political context which has shaped scientific thought. Private study, through directed reading and workshops, plays a key part in supplementing the lecture content. Students should finish the course equipped to evaluate the merits and limitations of different ways of doing geography, and be able to apply these perspectives to wider issues within their chosen specialisms.
Structure
1 two-hour lecture per week
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (100%). Resit: Resit arrangements are identical to 1st Attempt.