Principles of Geography

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Understand the nature of change in environments created by people (A1)
• Structure conceptual and empirical geographical material into a reasoned argument (B7)
• Analyse reflectively and critically literature in geography (B1)
• Pursue knowledge in an in-depth, ordered and motivated way (C1)
• Abstract and synthesise information from a range of different geographical sources (B3)
• Understand the discipline of geography as dynamic, plural and contested (A7)
• Produce fluent and comprehensive written reports on complex topics (C2)
• Assess the merits of contrasting geographical theories, explanations and policies (B2)
• Understand various approaches available for representing the human world (A5)
• Use your interpersonal skills in group activities, including project work in the field and have a respect for differing views (C7)
• Understand the distinctiveness of particular places and regions within the global mosaic (A4)

Geographical traditions

Colonial histories of Geography

Geography and the physical sciences

Geography and the social sciences

Geography and the humanities

Fieldwork traditions in Geography

Decolonizing Geography

Key Study Skills:

Writing

Presenting

Producing posters

Referencing and attributing ideas

Literature searching

Lectures, in-class exercises, recommended reading

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.