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AZA4889 - Advanced concepts in geography and environmental science

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

South Africa School of Social Sciences

Coordinator(s)

Dr Agnes Babugura

Offered

South Africa

First semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit will explore critical thought and theory in a specific field of geography and environmental science as identified by the students' supervisor in consultation with the student. It allows student to become immersed in a body of literature that is related to their emerging research interest. The coordinator of the unit guides the student along this process by facilitating seminars attended by all students taking this unit. Students will be guided in reading for research and identifying key thinkers and theories in their chosen topic.

Outcomes

Demonstrate through their written work logical consistency and clarity
Construct a verbal argument defending a theoretical standpoint
Provide a succinct and critical assessment of a piece of academic literature
Contribute to debate and discussions on theoretical and methodological discourse in the chosen field of Geography

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.