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GEPL401H Geography Hons Coursework

Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Armidale Year Long 1 Off Campus
Armidale Year Long 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
N/A N/A Mandatory By arrangement
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites permission of head of school
Co-requisites GEPL402H (full-time students)
Restrictions GEPL400
Notes

Honours candidates only
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Martin Thoms (mthoms2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The unit examines the overall history and nature of geographical thought and current research themes in the area in which the student is conducting dissertation research.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 20% 3000
Assessment Notes
Essay on the philosophy and history of geographical thought.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 2 20% 3000
Assessment Notes
Essay on the philosophical and conceptual development of a selected sub-discipline of human or physical geography.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 3 20% 3000
Assessment Notes
Essay on Geography's relations with/interventions in the "real world".
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 4 20% 3000
Assessment Notes
Essay which is an overview of selected branch of contemporary geographical research (taught by supervisor of student's choice).
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1-7
Assignment 5 20% 3000
Assessment Notes
Essay on methodological issues in the student's field of specialisation (taught by supervisor of student's choice).
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2 and 4 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of philosophical and methodological approaches and issues pertaining to the history of geographical thought;
  2. demonstrate advanced analytical skills, in writing papers on the history of geographical thought and contemporary geographical research;
  3. demonstrate a broad knowledge and understanding of geographical inquiry in the context of scientific and social scientific inquiry generally;
  4. demonstrate advanced knowledge of methodological techniques in the branch of geography in which they are specialising.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students are taught the philosophical and historical development of geography's particular ontology and epistemology, and the many varied paradigm shifts that have occured within human and physical geography over the past century. This knowledge is assessed via all assignments and practised by students in their dissertation research. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students at this level of study are expected to be competent in written, verbal and graphical communication and this will be assessed through various assignments. 		True
3 Global Perspectives
Throughout the unit, students will develop an understanding of geography as an international discipline in which debates and discussions involving practitioners from a range of nations have shaped its objects of study and worldview. These will be assessed via the 5 assignments. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will gain an awareness and appreciation of the core theories and concepts in geography, the major contributors to the discipline (and its various sub-disciplines) and its key texts. In addition, as appropriate for this level of study, students will develop skills in critical interpretation and analysis in assessing the relative intellectual contribution of different approaches in geography. These will be assessed via the 5 assignments. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will develop a critical appreciation of the evolution of geographical thought and its contribution to solving "real world" problems and the the advancement of scientific thought and scholarship. This knowledge can be drawn upon by students in their professional or academic careers. These will be assessed via the 5 assignments. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will develop a deep understanding of the many theoretical and methodological practices employed in human and/or physical geography and use informed decision making to make appropriate choices for their own dissertation research.These will be assessed via the 5 assignments. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Through their engagement with key theories and ideas introduced and developed in this unit, students will gain an appreciation of geography's contribution to understanding and addressing social justice, gender, racial and intercultural issues. These will be assessed via the 5 assignments. 		True True True
   

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