The Nature of Geography (U00409)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : GEO-3-NATUREGEO

This course examines the development of geography, understood as a formal discipline, as a set of contested discursive practices, and a situated knowledge. Attention is paid to recent debates on the nature of geographical knowledge, scientific methodology, and the role of theory and method in geography. It explores these themes by way of a variety of historical contexts and key intellectual threads within the discipline.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Geography, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
07/01/2008	10:00	10:50	Lecture Theatre, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	10:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course has the following learning outcomes: to provide students with a grounding in philosophical and methodological issues relevant to physical and human geography; to familiarise students with the specific contexts of geographical knowledge production; to equip students with the analytical skills necessary to critically evaluate knowledge claims made in the physical and social sciences; to familiarise students with key frameworks for understanding the distinctive modes of inquiry found in physical and human geography.