Advanced Study in Research Issues (P01520)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-GGFG1E

Provides students with the opportunity to engage with the most recent theoretical and empirical trends in geography. Taught through seminar sessions that are responsive to the research interests of participating students.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences), (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2006	11:00	13:00	Room 2.19, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- in-depth knowledge of a recent intellectual debate in the field of geography and related spatial and environmental sciences.
- ability to research a specific field, with a view to providing an intellectual historiography of that field.
- ability to read critically and to synthesise ideas from a range of sources.
- ability to synthesis and critically analyse a range of debates, in written and verbal form.