GEOGRAPHICAL ISSUES 1

Course Code

GG 3525

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Professor J Farrington

Pre-requisites

Available only to students in programme year 3 or above who have passed GG 3020.

Overview

This course provides a bridge between the general geographical-philosophical issues introduced in GG 3020 Critical Approaches in Geography and the more specific issues relating to current geographical thought and practice. The course is provided with extensive web support: initial orientation is provided by an introductory lecture and an intensive seminar programme, based on guided reading, then follows.

Structure

1 two-hour lecture plus 4 two-hour seminars.

Assessment

1st Attempt: in-course assessment: 3 essays (60%) and 1 seminar presentation (40%). Resit: No resit possible.