Module Identifier | GGM1230 | ||
Module Title | PHILOSOPHY AND METHODOLOGY IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Tim Cresswell | ||
Semester | Semester 1 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||
Other staff | Dr Luke Desforges, Professor Robert Dodgshon, Dr Robert Mayhew, Dr John Walton | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 11 x 1.5 hrs (as part of 3 hour sessions) | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 11 x 1.5 hrs (as part of 3 hour sessions) | ||
Assessment | Course work | 2 long essays (4,000 words max) each worth 50% of module mark | 100% |
Resit assessment | Students will have to resubmit any component of the above which they fail to complete to a satisfactory standard. |
Brief description
This elective module will provide students with a knowledge of the key philosophical and methodological debates in human geography. Srudents will develop an understanding, through reading and critically engaging with the themes and literatures examined therein, of the skills required to develop proficiency in intellectual argument and academic writing.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to