Methodological Debates in Human Geography (P01767)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : GEO-P-GGFG1B

This course provides students with knowledge of advanced debates around methodology and research techniques in Human Geography, and related areas of the humanities and social sciences. The subject uses directed readings and seminar discussions to explore the place of theory and method in constructing distinctive geographical knowledges. The course also examines the relationship between academically-formed geographical knowledges and other frameworks of spatial and environmental knowledge, including the spheres of policy and the everyday. The subject is designed to be responsive to the specific research interests of students and requires reading in a specialist area relevant to the design of the proposed research.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Available only to postgraduate students

? Costs : N/A

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate Research 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 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	09:00	11:00	Room 2.19, Old Infirmary (Geography)	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Knowledge of current methodological debates in the field of Human Geography and related areas of the humanities and social sciences.
- Appreciation of the varied cultures and histories of geographical knowledge formation and their relevant to contemporary methodological perspectives.
-Ability to synthesise and critically analyse a range of debates, in written and verbal form.
- Understanding of the relationship between theory and methodology, and methodology and techniques.
- Ability to develop and report upon a research proposal, informed by reading in a specialist area.