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This edition of the University of Nottingham Catalogue of Modules went to press on 7th September 2011. It wasderived from information held on the database. The Catalogue is also published on the Web athttp://winster.nottingham.ac.uk/modulecatalogue/. Circumstances may arise which cause a module to be modifiedor withdrawn and the database will be updated to reflect this. Thus, if you find a discrepancy between theinformation printed here and that published on the Web, you should regard the latter as definitive.

Autumn Semester

Level 1F81122 Earth & Environmental Dynamics (10cr)

AutumnCredits 10 Level 1

Target students

Includes 'study abroad'

Semester Autumn

Description This module integrates knowledge taken fromthe atmosphere, oceans and continents to inform anunderstanding of global systems and environmentalchange. The module considers:Principles of climate and general circulation patterns in theatmosphere and oceanPrinciples of geomorphological systemsEnvironmental Change

Method and frequency of class:

Activity DurationNo. ofSessions

Lecture 2 1hr0minper wk.

Two 1-hour lectures per week.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment

Assessment Type Requirements

Exam 1 (100%) 1.5 hour exam

Professor CR ThorneConvenor

F81127 Physical Landscapes of Britain

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Only available to 1st and 2nd yearstudents.Includes 'study abroad'

Semester Autumn

Description This module provides an understanding of thehistory and origins of the Earth and its life and landformsthrough consideration of the following topics:

Origins of the EarthDevelopment of life over geological timeEnvironmental changes over geological timeField trip to the Peak District, (full costs will be suppliednearer the time of the trip).




2 one-hour lectures per week plus there will be a 1 dayfield trip to the Peak District (The cost for attending thefield trip will be supplied nearer to the time).Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) 1 hour exam (50 MCQs)

Coursework 1 (50%) Annotated field notebook (2 pages)

Dr M JonesConvenor

F81128 Introduction to Geographic InformationSystems

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Geography


Semester Autumn

Description The module provides students with thetheoretical background and practical training to undertakebasic spatial analysis within a contemporary GeographicInformation System (GIS). It is built upon a structured setof paired theory lectures and practical sessions, supportedby detailed theory topics delivered via WebCT, whichcontain linkages to associated textbook resources. It aimsto ensure competency in the use of a contemporary GISsoftware package whilst developing transferable ICT skills.It also encourages students to develop the analytical skillsnecessary for the creation of workflows that utilise thebuilt-in analytical functionality of a GIS to solve a spatialproblem.

Specific topics covered are:What is GIS?Cartographic principles behind GISSpatial data models and database management systemsFundamental spatial analysisCreating maps within a GIS

Towards the end of the module, a number of ‘tastersessions’ allow students to experience a range ofapplications of spatial technologies and data including GPSand visualisation.




Practical 2 2hr0minper wk.

9 lectures over one semester (1 hour per week over 9weeks) 6 practical workshops over one semester (2 hoursper week over 6 weeks) 1 individual project (2 hours perweek over 3 weeks) up to 2 taster sessions (1 hour lectureand up to 2 hour practical over 2 weeks)Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) Multiple choice test

Project 1 (50%) Individual Project

Dr N MountConvenor

L81113 Exploring Human Geography (10cr)

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students NOT available to F800, L700, L7T1, L7N1or LV74 studentsIncludes 'study abroad'

Semester Autumn

Description The module provides students withintroductory knowledge about current issues in humangeography. It critically examines the complex relationsbetween people and places through key themes andconcepts in current human geography. Attention is givento innovative work in cultural, historical, medical,environmental, economic and development geography andto the traditionally broad perspective of human geographyas a whole. The module will examine a variety of keythemes that may vary from year to year. This moduleprovides a foundation for more specialised humangeography modules at Levels 2 and 3.




EXCHANGE STUDENTS who are not in Nottingham for theexamination period in the Autumn Semester will be givenan alternative assessment. Please discuss with the ModuleConvenor.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) One 1.5 hour examination

Professor C WatkinsConvenor

L81261 Globalization and Uneven Development

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students


Semester Autumn

Prerequisite

Description This module examines the uneven nature ofglobalization and regional change in the world with specialreference to socio-economic transition that has takenplace in both the Global 'North' and 'South'. It considershow process of globalization have produced particulargeographies of transition in different places of the world.Topics covered include:time-space compressionglobalizationtransnational corporationsindustrial restructuringurban spacesuneven regional developmenttechnological change




One 2-hour lecture or directed activity per week plus a2-hour revision class.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) 2-hour exam

Professor J V BeaverstockConvenor

Level 2F82225 Introduction to Desert Geomorphology

Please see full module record in the Spring Semester listing.

F82228 Patterns of Life (10cr) Autumn

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students U21 and Erasmus students; Biology,Environmental Science. Not Geography students.

Semester Autumn

Description The module focuses on patterns in thedistribution of organisms in space and time, and thetheories proposed to explain these patterns. The mainthemes are:Biodiversity patternsIsland biogeography and nature conservation theoryEcological successionBiological invasionsExtinction and mass extinctionsQuaternary refugia and the palaeoecological record




4 sets of 2 x 1 hour lectures/group discussions, spreadthrough the semester, plus one to one contact time asappropriate. Independent research: 67 hours.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) 2 questions from 5

Dr R FieldConvenor

F82229 Environmental Change (10cr)

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students non-geography students only

Semester Autumn

Description This module considers the mechanisms for,and evidence of, global environmental change during thetimescale of the Quaternary period. The nature, causesand impacts off change are evaluated in the context of theavailable evidence within a range of natural and humanenvironments.




Lectures 22 hours, independent study 36 hours, revision15 hours.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment



Professor ML ClarkeConvenor

L82154 Economic Geography (10cr)

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students Available for Geography U21 returners,ERASMUS students and outside students. Not available tonon-U21 L700, F800, L7N1, L7T1, L7RR students.

Semester Autumn

Prerequisite

Code Title


Description Depending on the Semester taken, thismodule will cover some of the following topics

The historical development of the sub-discipline ofeconomic geographyEconomic globalisationChanging geographies of the world economy during the20th centuryEconomic geographies of large and small firms of the 'neweconomy' and criminal economic activitiesEconomic geographies of advanced producer servicesWorld cities




Ten 2-hour lectures. 80 hours reading, coursework, studyand revisionActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Coursework 1 (50%) 1 x 3 page essay

Coursework 2 (50%) 1 x 3 page essay

Dr A SwainConvenor

L82162 Rural Environmental Geography A (10cr)

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students U21 and Erasmus students. Open tonon-Geography students.

Semester Autumn

Description This module allows students to develop abroadly based environmental awareness, concerning ruralissues in the developing world. Topics include:The interactions between environmental changes andhuman actions.The ways in which environmental issues are constructedby different social groups.An awareness of the environmental context in whichorganisations operate.Environment and development issues in the developingworld.The role of gender in environmental use and managementin the developing world, the green and gene revolutions.Participatory rural appraisal in the developing world.




Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (80%) One hour exam

Coursework 1 (20%) WebCT based exercises

Dr SL JewittConvenor

L82203 Cultural and Historical Geography (10cr)

Please see full module record in the Spring Semester listing.

Level 3F83169 Remote Sensing of Environment

Credits 10 Level 3

Target students Any outside students. Also Year 3Geography students, particularly those who have takenYear 2 Earth Observation (although it is not a requirementto have done so)

Semester Autumn

Description The anticipated content and structure is:

1. Introduction: the past, present and the future(Overview of the remote sensing model, its origins,present status and where the future lies for thisever-evolving science).

2. Electromagnetic radiation and the terrestrial evironment(Radiation physics for remote sensing, how it is utilised formapping and monitoring).

3. Interaction of radiation with matter (Reflected radiation:visible, near infrared and middle infrared wavelengths.Emitted radiation: thermal and microwave wavelengths.Active radiation: laser scanning).

4. Sensing systems (from large (multiple sensors onplatforms) to small (microsatellites); from commercial tothe public good).

5. Remote sensing scale and data selection issues(Understanding and optimising data).

6. Using remote sensing data I, II and III (Practical basedproblem).




10, 2-hour sessions. Most of the module's sessions will bestandard lectures but at least 3 will be computer-basedpractical sessions.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) 2 questions from four

Dr D S BoydConvenor

F83181 Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being1

Credits 10 Level 3

Target students Not available to Single HonoursGeography students. Available to Masters EnvironmentalManagement and outside students.Includes 'study abroad'

Semester Autumn

Description This module introduces the concepts oflandscape ecology, historical ecology and environmentalhistory, and provides a critical understanding of differentmanagement strategies. Topics covered include:

Environmental management conceptsAssessing ecosystem servicesValuing nature's servicesEnvironmental limitsEnvironmental accountingFuture scenarios





Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) one 2-hr exam at the end of theAutumn Semester

Professor RH Haines-YoungConvenor

F83280 Virtual Geographic Environments

Credits 10 Level 3

Target students Geography undergraduate students andMSc in GISThere is a limit to the number of places on this module. Students arereminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School inadvance may be cancelled without notice.


Semester Autumn

Description This module introduces a range of techniquesfor building and visualising 3D models of the Earth'ssurface. Beginning with a review of the state-of-the-art indata capture technologies, it then considers the technicaland research challenges in creating and visualising virtualworlds including Augmented and Virtual Realities. Contentwill include:The role of Virtual Geographic EnvironmentsDigital Terrain Models: A comparison of techniques anddata sourcesGround-Based PhotogrammetryGround-Based Laser-ScanningLandscape VisualisationVirtual Urban EnvironmentsInteractive Virtual Worlds and GamingAugmented, Virtual and Mixed RealitiesFuture Directions and Research Challenges






Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) 1 hour exam

Coursework 2 (50%) Project

Dr G PriestnallConvenor

L83251 European Urban Geographies (ParisFieldcourse)

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students F800, L700, L7R7, L740, L7T1, LV74

There is a limit to the number of places on this module. Students arereminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School inadvance may be cancelled without notice.

Semester Autumn

Prerequisite

Code Title

L82167 Economic Geography


Description The module will cover the following topics:

The historical development of a major European city, to bevisited on a field excursion, (full costs will be suppliednearer the time of the trip).The economic social and cultural geography of the samecity in comparison to other European city regions




12 hours of lectures (6 x 2hr); one week offieldwork/lectures in Paris, Monday-Friday, (the cost forattending the residential field trip will be supplied nearerto the time.); 94 hours of reading, essay writing andrevision.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Report (75%) Fieldtrip report - equivalent to 5pages

Assignment (25%) One 4 page essay

Professor M HeffernanConvenor

Spring Semester

Level 1F81126 On Earth and Life

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Any


Semester Spring

Description On Earth and Life is a ten-credit module thatexplores the deep historical co-evolution of Earth and Lifeand emphasizes uniqueness of place and historicalcontingency. The module leads on from and complementsPhysical Landscapes of Britain in exploring geological,plate tectonic and palaeoenvironmental ideas andresearch, but at the global scale. The module alsoprepares the ground for and contextualizes several secondand third year geography modules, especiallyEnvironmental Change and Patterns of Life. Many topicsand taxa are explored, but the focus is on changes in theEarth's surface over the last 250 million years, especiallyas a result of plate tectonics, and their effects on theevolution, distribution and diversity of living things,including humans. Interactions between humans, climate,plants and animals are emphasized in the concluding set oftalks.





Assessment


Exam 1 (100%)

Dr CP LaversConvenor

F81129 The Digital Earth

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Year 1 Geography Students

Available to Exchange StudentsIncludes 'study abroad'

Semester Spring

Prerequisite

Code Title

F81128 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Description This module considers:Geographic Information in the public domainVirtual Globes: Google Earth and beyondEarth Observation: What can we do with remote imagery?Modelling Earth dynamicsVirtual LandscapesThe Sims: Simulation in GeographySecond Lives: Real People and Virtual WorldsLocation-Based Services: more than maps on mobilesWhere next for digital GI?






Assessment


Coursework 1 (100%) Interactive poster delivered inPowerpoint looking at emerging

technologies and geographicalinformation

Dr D S BoydConvenor

F81222 Earth and Environmental Dynamics (10cr)Spring

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Undergraduate students in Qualifying year


Semester Spring

Description This module considers the basic principles ofhydrological, fluvial and ecological systems.





Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) 1.5 hour exam (Spring)


F81250 Geographical Field Course

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Only available to those on course F800,L700, L740 and LV74

Semester Spring

Co-requisite

Code TitleL81148 Tutorial

Description A four day intensive residential field studyperiod (full costs will be supplied nearer the time of thetrip). Teaching will concentrate on the rationale andtechniques of field study in both human and physicalaspects of geography. Particular emphasis is placed on thedesign, practice and analysis of small research projectsbased on geographical issues.



Fieldtrip 1 40hr0minper wk.

Group work, seminars, tutorials and direct fieldsupervision. (The cost for attending the field trip will besupplied nearer to the time.)Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Project 1 (100%) 1x Human Project, 1x Physicalproject, 1x Optional Project (equally

weighted)

Professor MSmallman-Raynor

Convenor

L81001 Countries in Transition: China and E Europe

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Module open to 1st year undergraduatesregistered on with Chinese Studies degrees. Also availablefor single honours Geography students.Includes 'study abroad'

Semester Spring

Description The module introduces students to the studyof China and east and central Europe. It adopts acomparative historical approach to examine theemergence and development of Chinese and Sovietcommunism, the reform of Chinese communist structures,and the collapse of Soviet communisim. Topics that will becovered include: China before the communist regime, theRussian Empire before 1917, the development of theChinese and Soviet communist systems, recent economicreform in China, the disintegration of communism inEastern Europe, and the frameworks for understandingcountries in transition.




22 contact hours; 30 hours independent study; 23 hoursexamination revision. One 2 hour revision class.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) 2 hour examination.

Dr A SwainConvenor


Please see full module record in the Autumn Semester listing.

Level 2F82149 Techniques in Geography

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students Geography U21 returners ONLY

Semester Spring

Description This module is an introduction to the Part IIdissertation. It facilitates the recognition and developmentof a research question and strategy through seminar andindividual consultation activities. Ethical, safety, field workand other limitations of undergraduate dissertations arealso considered. Appropriate presentation skills areintroduced and enhanced.





Assessment


Coursework 1 (68%) Dissertation Proposal - 4 pages oftext plus illustrations and references

Coursework 2 (32%) Lab report 2 pages plus figures OR 4page essay


F82225 Introduction to Desert Geomorphology

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students only available to non-geography studentsor returning U21 geography students

Semester Spring

Description This module describes the research issues andproblems currently being addressed in the fields of rockweathering and aeolian geomorphology within desertenvironments. The module opens with a definition ofdesert environments and a description of the characteristicfeatures of desert from around the world. Key topicsinclude the nature of the desert environment; sedimentproduction by weathering processes; salts; sedimententrainment by wind; the formation of sand dunes anddust deposits; the role of climate and vegetation on desertprocesses. The module ends by exploring the humanimpact on desert environments and issues ofdesertification relating to climate change and land use.Throughout the module emphasis is placed on past andpresent research including experimental design.




Assessment


Presentation 1 (15%) experimental design

Project 3 (30%) 1 page research summary

Presentation 2 (55%) display poster


F82238 River Channel Dynamics

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students U21 and Erasmus


Semester Spring

Prerequisite

Description Uses lectures, practical experiments and afield trip to deliver problem-based and student-centredlearning on the links between channel processes andchannel evolution in rivers.

1. Spaces and timescales of river change2. River Planforms: braided, meandering and straight3. Planform metamorphosis4. Morphological adjustments in an unstable channel5. Fieldtrip: fluvial processes and forms in the Pontbrencatchment, mid-Wales6. Complex response in the fluvial system




Lectures interspersed with student led laboratorypracticals and fieldtrip.

20 hours of lectures15 hours of lab work30 hours of reading, independent study and revision3 days fieldwork for which there will be a chargeActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Coursework 1 (50%) Lab report

Coursework 2 (50%) Field report


F82328 Patterns of Life (10cr Spring)

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students U21 and Erasmus students; Geographystudents returning from U21 or Erasmus; Biology;Environmental Science

Semester Spring

Description The module focuses on patterns in thedistribution of organisms in space and time, and thetheories proposed to explain these patterns. The maintheme is the process of biogeographical research.





Assessment


Coursework 1 (100%) Project - 3 pages of text plusillustrations and references

Dr R FieldConvenor

F82329 Environmental Change (10cr)

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students U21 Geography returners andnon-Geography students

Semester Spring





Lectures 24 hours, independent study 36 hours, revision15 hours.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment




F82366 Digital Explorers - Finding geospatialpatterns in a changing world (10 credits)

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students U21 Returning Geography students only

Semester Spring

Prerequisite

Code Title

F81131 Interpreting Geographical Data

Description This module will deliver:A broad understanding of the main issues applications ofraster GIS.An understanding of fundamental algorithms involved inraster GIS.Practical skills in the use of ArcGIS and Visual Basic.Knowledge about existing applications of GIS.





project work, reading and revision hoursActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (60%) Digital Test

Assignment (40%) Group Poster Project

Convenor

L82154 Economic Geography (10cr)

Please see full module record in the Autumn Semester listing.


Credits 10 Level 2

Target students Available for Geography U21 returners,Erasmus students, and outside students

Not available to non-U21 F800, L700, L7N1, L7T1, L7RRIncludes 'study abroad'

Semester Spring

Description This module introduces students to culturaland historical geography, including:

The development of cultural and historical geography assub-disciplines.The key thematic areas of contemporary cultural andhistorical geography, including landscape, identity, culture,power and knowledge.The theoretical underpinnings of cultural and historicalgeography.The links between cultural and historical geography andother fields of enquiry in the humanities and socialsciences.The methods and sources used in cultural and historicalgeographical research, including archives, texts andimages, and field study.The work of key figures from the sub-disciplines past andpresent.




Ten 2-hour lectures. Breakdown of hours: lectures--20hours, reading and revision--55 hours. This should betimetabled at the same time as L82165Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Coursework 1 (100%) 5 page essay

Professor DS MatlessConvenor

L82262 Rural Environmental Geography B (10 cr)

Credits 10 Level 2

Target students U21 and Erasmus students. Open tonon-Geography students.Includes 'study abroad'

Semester Spring

Description This module allows students to develop abroadly based environmental awareness concerning ruralissues in modern Britain. Topics include:

The interactions between environmental changes andhuman actions.The ways in which environmental issues are constructedby different social groups.An awareness of the environmental context in whichorganisations operate.The ways in which policy has shaped the Britishcountryside in the post-war period.The prospects for future landscape change in Britain.




In addition to formal lectures, module leaders also'facilitate' in the problem solving process through smallgroup discussion, advice and assessment. Students alsohave practical sessions and video sessions.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Coursework 1 (60%) 4 page essay on CountrysideConservation

Coursework 2 (40%) Group poster on farming and theenvironment

Dr SM SeymourConvenor

Level 3F83165 Mobile and Field GIS

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students Year 3 Geography Students, MSc in GISStudents, Civil Engineering MSc StudentsIncludes 'study abroad'

Semester Spring

Description This module considers the use of digitalGeographic Information (GI) in the context of fieldworkand includes:The options for field-based data capture for GISThe use of Global Positioning SystemsThe use of GI on mobile computing devicesCalibrating and validating Earth Observation data in thefieldIntegrating GI captured in the fieldAugmented and Virtual Reality in a fieldwork context.

Note there are costs associated with this module whichstudents will be expected to cover.



Fieldtrip 1 3hr0minper wk.

There will be 4 x 3 hours sessions at the end of the 2ndsemester.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Project 1 (100%) fieldwork project comprising acombination of oral presentation

(approx 20 mins per student) andwritten report (8 pages per student)

Dr P AplinConvenor

F83182 Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being2

Credits 10 Level 3

Target students Not available to Single HonoursGeography students. Available to Masters EnvironmentalManagement and outside studentsIncludes 'study abroad'

Semester Spring

Description This module introduces the concepts oflandscape ecology, historical ecology and environmentalhistory, and provides a critical understanding of differentmanagement strategies. Topics covered include:

Introduction to Landscape EcologyPattern and process in landscape ecologyEcosystem and landscape goods and servicesLandscape monitoringCultural landscapesLandscapes and sustainability





Assessment


Coursework 1 (100%) 5 page essay submitted at end of theSpring semester


Full Year

Level 1F81125 Earth and Environmental Dynamics

Credits 20 Level 1

Target students First Year Undergraduates


Semester Full Year

Description This module integrates knowledge ofatmospheric, oceanic, hydrological, geomorphological andecological processes to inform an understanding of globalsystems and environmental change. The moduleconsiders:Principles of climate and general circulation patterns in theatmosphere and oceanPrinciples of hydrological, fluvial and geomorphologicalsystemsPrinciples of biogeography and ecology





Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) 1.5 hour exam (Autumn)

Exam 2 (50%) 1.5 hour exam (Spring)


F81131 Interpreting Geographical Data

Credits 20 Level 1

Target students Only available to students taking Schoolof Geography undergraduate degrees.

Semester Full Year

Co-requisite

Code TitleL81148 Tutorial

Description This module will provide the basic statisticalconcepts and techniques required for studying Geography.Topics will include:

computer applications in Geographyspreadsheets and statistical packageintroduction to statistical conceptsdescriptive statistics and distributionsexploratory data analysisparametric and non-parametric testscorrelation and regressionANOVAanalysis of survey data and contingency tables




Workshop 1 2hr0minper wk.

Occasional 1-hour lectures plus regular 1-1.5 hoursupervised practical work per week. (Students split into 2groups each with a 1-1.5 hour practical)Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (40%) Multiple choice test (end of AutumnSemester) one hour

Coursework 1 (40%) Group project (Spring Semester) -three pages of continuous textfollowed by up to four pages of

illustrations, followed by references

Inclass Exam 1 (20%) A series of short weekly on-line tests


L81147 Tutorial A (T1)

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Only available to L7T1 Geography withChinese Studies students.

Semester Full Year

Co-requisite

Code TitleF81131 Interpreting Geographical Data

L81149 Orientation and Study Skills

Description Small group tutorials in both the Autumn andSpring semesters in which emphasis will be placed ondiscussion, essay writing and seminar presentations whichwill be based on topics in the Qualifying Year Geographymodules and from broader intellectual, cultural andpolitical fields.Method and frequency of Class:

Assessment



Oral (10%) participation & contribution totutorials


Coursework 3 (20%) presentation

Dr GH EndfieldConvenor

L81148 Tutorial

Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Only available to those on courses F800,L700, LV74, L7N1 and L7T1.

Semester Full Year

Co-requisite

Code TitleF81131 Interpreting Geographical Data


Description Small group tutorials in both the Autumn andSpring semesters in which emphasis will be placed ondiscussion, essay writing and seminar presentations whichwill be based on topics in the Qualifying Year Geographymodules and from broader intellectual, cultural andpolitical fieldsMethod and frequency of Class:

One 1-hour tutorial every other week. Breakdown ofhours: tutorials, 12 hours; preparation for tutorials, 24hours; Library research and essay writing for assessment,39 hours.Assessment


Coursework 1 (20%) Oral presentation

Oral (10%) participation and contribution totutorials





Credits 10 Level 1

Target students Available to Exchange Students.


Semester Full Year

Description This module covers:

Orientation: degree courses/procedures/PARs in School ofGeographyOrientation: academic study at University and in theSchool of GeographyAdvanced study skills: The academic craft. Introduction toPathway2information.Advanced study skills consolidation: Information - sources,quality, referencing.Briefing for residential fieldcourse.




Orientation: degree courses/procedures/PARsOrientation: Academic studyAdvanced Study SkillsIndependent study of Pathway2InformationActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) One 1-hour multiple choiceexamination


L81161 Exploring Human Geography

Credits 20 Level 1

Target students


Semester Full Year

Description The module provides students withintroductory knowledge about current issues in humangeography. It critically examines the complex relationsbetween people and places through key themes andconcepts in current human geography. Attention is givento innovative work in cultural, historical, medical,environmental, economic and development geography andto the traditionally broad perspective of human geographyas a whole. The module will examine a variety of keythemes that may vary from year to year. This moduleprovides a foundation for more specialised humangeography modules at Levels 2 and 3.




118 hours for reading and revisionActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) One 1.5 hour exam end of AutumnSemester

Exam 2 (50%) One 1.5 hour exam end of SpringSemester


Level 2

F82161 Desert Geomorphology

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description This module addresses the research issuesand problems in desert environments. The module openswith a definition of deserts environments and a descriptionof the characteristic features of deserts around the world.Key topics include:

The nature of deserts, aridity and drylandsSediment production and weathering processesSediment entrainment by windThe formation of sand dunes and dust depositsDesert surfacesThe role of water

Throughout the module emphasis is placed upon past andcurrent research including experimental design.





Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) one 1 hour 30 minute exam

Coursework 1 (8%) Experimental Design

Presentation 1 (42%) Group video diary


F82163 Patterns of Life

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students Geography, Biology, EnvironmentalScience

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite or any introductory Ecology or Biogeographymodule.

Code Title

F81125 Earth and Environmental Dynamics

Description The module focuses on patterns in thedistribution of organisms in space and time, and theoriesproposed to explain those patterns. The main themes are:

Biodiversity patternsIsland biogeography and nature conservation theoryEcological successionBiological invasionsExtinction and mass extinctionsQuaternary refugia and the palaeoecological recordThe process of biogeographical research




110 hours of self-directed learning/reading andcoursework preparation. 15 hours of revision. Semester 1:2 Lectures per week, each 1 hour, centrally timetabled.Semester 2: 4 sets of 2 x 1 hour lectures/groupdiscussions, spread through the semester, plus one to onecontact time as appropriate.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) 1.5 hour Exam: 2 questions from 5

Coursework 1 (50%) Project - 3 pages of text plusillustrations and references

Dr R FieldConvenor

F82164 River Channel Forms and Dynamics

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description Introduces the fluid and sediment processesthat operate in rivers. Describes the characteristic channelforms of alluvial channels and the links between processand form. Uses laboratory practicals and a fieldtrip todeliver student centred learning and supplement teachingthrough lectures. Topics covered include:

The foundations of fluvial geomorphologyFlow resistance, sediment transport and bank erosionDominant discharge and hydraulic geometryLaboratory practicalsSpaces and timescales of river changeRiver planforms: braided, meandering and straightMorphological Adjustments in an unstable channelsFieldtrip: fluvial processes and forms in the Hawkcombecatchment, Somerset, (full costs will be supplied nearerthe time of the trip).Complex response in the fluvial system




Semester 1: lectures interspersed with laboratorypracticals and report preparation. Semester 2: lecturesinterspersed with student-led laboratory experiment andfieldwork. 34 hours of lectures, 30 hours of laboratorywork and 56 hours reading, independent study andrevision. Three days of fieldwork (the cost for attendingthe field trip will be supplied nearer to the time).Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) one 1.5 hour exam

Coursework 1 (25%) Laboratory work

Laboratory (25%) Student-centred project - field/essay


F82165 Environmental Change

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students Students registered for F800, L700, L7T1,FGC0, LV74 and F759.

Semester Full Year





Lectures 40 hours, field-based study 5 hours, independentstudy 80 hours, poster preparation 15 hours, essaypreparation 10 hours.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment



Coursework 1 (25%) 1 page Individual Report


F82166 Digital Explorers: Finding geospatialpatterns in a changing world

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students No specific target.

Module is available to Exchange Students.There is a limit to the number of places on this module. Students arereminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School inadvance may be cancelled without notice.


Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title


Description This module provides a consideration of:

Introduction to GI Science/Systems/Studies/ServicesHistory and Philosophy of GISSpatial Data Types; Error and Uncertainty; MetadataSpatial Data SourcesVector Processing AlgorithmsRaster Processing AlgorithmsSpatial Analysis and Decision MakingResearch Frontiers: NeogeographyProfessional Training in ArcGISFirst Steps in Visual Basic Applications ProgrammingApplications





project work, reading and revision 110 hoursActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (30%) 1 x 30 question test

Coursework 1 (20%) 1 group poster

Exam 2 (30%) 1 x 30 question test

Coursework 2 (20%) 1 group poster

Dr R AbrahartConvenor

F82168 Earth Observation

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students None


Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title


Description This module covers the theory and practice ofacquiring and interpreting images of the Earth's surface.General topics include:Overview of Earth observationPrinciples of acquiring remotely sensed imageryFundamental image characteristicsMethods of image analysisApplications of Earth observationResearch frontier in Earth observationPractical experience of digital image analysis





Twenty weekly teaching sessions, each involving a 1 hourtheoretical lecture and a 1 hour practical exercise.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment



Coursework 1 (50%) Image processing project 8 pages

Dr P AplinConvenor

F82227 Techniques in Physical Geography

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description This module presents the opportunity forhands-on experience of laboratory, field and surveyingtechniques in physical geography appropriate to thedomain of interest of the participants. To achieve theseaims all students participate in six field projects on a8-day field course (full costs will be supplied nearer thetime of the trip), some of which will be completed in thelaboratory at Nottingham. The module concludes with aseries of lectures and seminars to facilitate the recognitionand development of a research hypothesis and stratgey forthe Part II Dissertation. Ethical, safety, field work andother limitations of undergraduate dissertation are alsoconsidered.




Field and laboratory projects (seminars 4 hours; field andlaboratory work 90 hours; report preparation 24 hours).Dissertation proposal 20 hours, Lectures 6 hours. The costfor attending the residential field trip will be suppliednearer to the time.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Dissertation (34%) Dissertation proposal 4 pages

Project 1 (20%) Group field and lab report

Report (20%) Group field and lab report

Project 2 (26%) Individual field and lab report

Dr S McGowanConvenor

L82163 Medical Geography

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title


Description This module explores aspects of medicalgeography, with special reference to the geography ofinfectious diseases. Topics include:

Nature of Medical Geography and the Geography of HealthHistory of Medical GeographyEpidemiological conceptsThe disease recordThe epidemiological transitionSpatial diffusion of infectious diseasesThe geography of disease emergence and re-emergenceIslands as epidemiological laboratoriesGeography of war and diseaseDisease forecasting and control





Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) one 2 hour exam

Professor MSmallman-Raynor

Convenor

L82164 Rural Environmental Geography (20cr)

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description This module allows students to develop abroadly based environmental awareness, concerning ruralissues in modern Britain and the developing world. Topicsinclude:

the interactions between environmental changes andhuman actions;the ways in which environmental issues are constructed bydifferent social groups;an awareness of the environmental context in whichorganisations operate;environment and development issues in the developingworld;the role of gender in environmental use and managementin the developing world;the green and gene revolutions;participatory rural appraisal in the developing world;the ways in which policy has shaped the Britishcountryside in the post-war period;the prospects for future landscape change in Britain.




In addition to formal lectures, module leaders also'facilitate' in the problem solving process through smallgroup discussion, advice and assessment. Students alsohave practical sessions and video sessions.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment



Coursework 1 (10%) WebCT based exercises

Coursework 2 (30%) 4 page essay on CountrysideConservation in Britain

Coursework 3 (20%) Group poster on Farming and theEnvironment

Dr SM SeymourConvenor


Credits 20 Level 2

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description This module introduces students to culturaland historical geography, including:

The development of cultural and historical geography assub-disciplines.The key thematic areas of contemporary cultural andhistorical geography, including landscape, identity, culture,power and knowledge.The theoretical underpinnings of cultural and historicalgeography.The links between cultural and historical geography andother fields of enquiry in the humanities and socialsciences.The methods and sources used in cultural and historicalgeographical research, including archives, texts andimages, and field study.The work of key figures from the sub-disciplines past andpresent.




40 hours lectures, 110 hours of independent studyincluding reading and revision.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment





Credits 20 Level 2

Target students

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title


Description The module will cover the following topics:

The historical development of the sub-discipline ofeconomic geographyEconomic globalisationChanging geographies of the world economy during the20th centuryEconomic geographies of large and small firms of the 'neweconomy' and criminal economic activitiesEconomic geographies of advanced producer servicesWorld cities




2 1-hr lecture per week. 48 hrs lectures, 60 hrsindependent study, 42 hrs assessment and revision.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment



Dr A SwainConvenor

L82206 Techniques in Human Geography

Credits 20 Level 2

Target students BA Geographyundergraduates/undergraduates undertaking HumanGeography dissertations

Semester Full Year

Description This module allows students to develop anawareness and understanding of qualitative methods ofresearch. Topics covered include:

research designinterview and questionnaire survey techniquesfocus groups and participant observationcritical analysisvisual and textual analysisinterpreting qualitative dataethical considerations.

The module will explore the range and interconnections ofseveral qualitative research methods. The module exploresresearch design and qualitative methods in HumanGeography for students preparing for their Part IIdissertation.




One 1½-hour session per week, including seminars andlectures. Breakdown of hours: tutor led - 24 hours;student directed - 40 hours; assessment - 11 hours.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Dissertation (34%) 4 page dissertation proposal

Coursework 1 (33%) Critical review essay 4 pages

Coursework 2 (33%) Critical review essay 4 pages

Professor L CreweConvenor

L82333 Careers Skills for Geographers

Credits 0 Level 2

Target students Compulsory for all Level 2 students in theSchool of Geography. Not available to outside students.

Semester Full Year

Description Career planning for Year 2Self-marketing & CVsPreparing for interviews & assessmentCareers for geographersSubject-focused vocational talkPresentations by AlumniPostgraduate study (Masters and PhD)Guest lectures (eg from Royal GeographicalSociety-Institute of British Geographers)

Topics will be delivered by the School's Career Advisorfrom the Centre for Careers Development (CCD),academics from the School of Geography and alumni.

There would also be personal ePARs tutorials to discussYear 1 feedback and registration (October) and Year 2progress and exam feedback (February).

Importantly, you will be expected to make regular use ofthe Centre for Careers Development to assist withprogress during the year and attend a range of employerpresentations and other events (eg employer fairs).





Assessment


Coursework 1 (50%) A 2-sided Curriculum Vitae to besubmitted during the Autumn term

Coursework 2 (50%) a 2-sided reflective diary ofemployability skills acquired from

activities undertaken in Semesters 1and 2 to be submitted in the Spring

Term

Dr S GoslingConvenor

Level 3F83127 Dryland Environments and Environmental

HistoryCredits 20 Level 3

Target students Only available to those on courses F800,L700, L740 L7T1, LV74

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title


Description The Environmental History element of themodule will consider the diversity and breadth ofEnvironmental History and also the difficulties of definingthis cross-disciplinary field. The intention is to illustratekey debates which surround the intellectual andconceptual origins and disciplinary evolution ofenvironmental history and to highlight how these debateshave made for a remarkably resilient, if broad and perhapsstill only loosely-defined, cross-disciplinary field. Throughcases drawn from dryland environments, lectures will thenfocus on traditional, recent as well as some of the futureissues and topics in Environmental History. Themesinclude:Introduction to Environmental HistoryMethods and Sources for Environmental HistoryEcological Imperialism and the Pristine MythClimate HistoryEnvironment, Climate and EmpireCivilisation collapse in drylandsDesertification histories

The Managing Dryland Environments element will lookspecifically at management issues in drylands particularlyin respect to vegetation, soils and water resourcesfocusing on the following major themes:the nature of drylandsdesertificationtraditional societies in dryland environmentsrangeland managementdryland agricultureirrigated agriculture and water management in drylandenvironmentshydropolitics in dryland environmentsmanaging hazards and urban development in drylandenvironments




20 hours lectures, 10 hours seminar, 10 hours seminarpreparation, 75 hours assessment preparation, 35 hoursindividual study. Total 150 hours.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment




Professor SL O'HaraConvenor

F83150 Quaternary Environments

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students



Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title


F82165 Environmental Change


Description This module considers the Quaternaryevolution and settlement history of the Yucatan peninsulaof Mexico, building explicitly on material covered inF82165 (Environmental Change). The focus of the coursewill be evolution of the present climate and environment ofthe lowland tropics and the interaction between thenatural environment and human societies. The module isbased on a residential field trip to the Yucatan and projectwork associated with this. The main elements are:An overview of climate dynamics in the tropics, withparticular emphasis on changes in the monsoon, theimpact of sea level change and drivers of change frommid-latitudesCritical review of methods of environmental reconstructionand dating techniquesArchives of change relevant to the study area, primarilylakes and cave systemsQuaternary history of the YucatanMesoamerican archaeology and cultural change in theYucatan. Exploration of the possible role of climate indriving societal change. Full costs of the field trip will beadvised nearer the time of the visit.




Lectures 24 hours

Residential field course (in Mexico) 10 days. Students paytheir own travel costs. The cost for attending theresidential field trip will be supplied nearer to the time.

Independent study leading to project and presentationActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Coursework 1 (20%) Project proposal

Coursework 2 (60%) Project

Presentation 1 (20%) Presentation


F83161 Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description This module introduces the concepts oflandscape ecology and landscape management, andprovides a critical understanding of different managementstrategies in the context of sustainable development.Topics covered include:

Introduction to Landscape EcologyPattern and process in landscape ecologyEcosystem and landscape goods and servicesLandscape monitoringCultural landscapesLandscapes and sustainability





Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) one 2-hr exam at the end of theAutumn Semester

Coursework 1 (50%) 5 page essay submitted at end ofSpring semester


F83164 Environmental Management of Rivers andLakes

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students Final Year Undergraduates and MastersStudentsIncludes 'study abroad'

Semester Full Year

Description This module considers human attempts tomanage and restore rivers and lake environments. Itinitially centres on changes in fluvial and lacustrinesystems that occur in response to human impacts andthen goes on to examine approaches to restoring thenatural functions of rivers and lakes that have beendegraded.

The module includes a residential field trip in Semester 1,where students will have the opportunity to explore arange of river management and restoration issues relevantto rivers in the UK and develop practical skills in fieldsurvey and modelling techniques employed incontemporary river management. (full costs will besupplied nearer the time of the trip). Students will presenttheir work through verbal and written presentations. Themodule includes laboratory-based investigations inSemester 2.




Residential field course and laboratory work associatedwith coursework assessments. The cost for attending theresidential field trip will be supplied nearer to the time.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (20%) 1 hour examination (Semester 1)

Coursework 1 (30%) River Report 5 pages plus diagramsand tables

Exam 2 (20%) 1 hour examination (Semester 2)

Coursework 2 (30%) Lake Report 5 pages plus diagramsand tables


F83166 Scale and Diversity in the Canary Islands

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students Students with Pre-requisites.

Available to Exchange StudentsIncludes 'study abroad'

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title

F82228 Patterns of Life (10cr) Autumn

F82163 Patterns of Life


Description The module involves study in Nottingham onsecondary data relating to broad-scale patterns ofdiversity, endemism and evolution in the Canary Islands.




Computing 1 2hr0minper wk.

Introduction to the course & to the geological andevolutionary history of the Canary Islands. Regularseminars supporting student led study ofbiogeographic/evolutionary patterns of Canary Islandplants and animals.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Project 1 (75%) 7 page Project Report

Presentation 1 (25%) Presentation


F83168 Environmental Informatics and Modelling

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students Single subject BA/BSc GeographyBSc Physical Geography (planned)MSc in GIS/Environmental ManagementBSc Natural SciencesThe module should be of interest to students in ComputerScience and Civil Engineering



Semester Full Year

Description This module will expose students to currentpractices, technologies and ideas existing at the forefrontof environmental modelling. The module offers anopportunity for students to experience the theory andpractice associated with key developments that areoccurring in major modelling domains and the most recentadvances from the research community. Hands-onexperience of using machine-learning software anddeveloping data-driven models will be an integral part ofthe learning experience.

The module will comprise 4 parts. Part 1 is composedentirely of 1-hour lectures, with parts 2-4 incorporating analternating programme of lecture and practical classes.Part 1: IntroductionPart 2: Modelling the Impacts of Climate ChangePart 3: Modelling BiogeographyPart 4: Hydroinformatics






Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) To answer 3 of 6 essay questions

Dr N MountConvenor

F83172 Dissertation BSc

Credits 40 Level 3

Target students Available to those on course F800 andFGCO

Semester Full Year

Description This is an individual project based on ageographical topic agreed by the candidate with their tutorand a specialist supervisor.Method and frequency of Class:

Independent study accompanied by individual supervisionmeetings throughout the project, from allocateddissertation tutor (6 meetings) and a topic specialistduring the initial stages of the project. Breakdown ofhours: tutor led - 5 hours; student-directed study - 295hours.Assessment


Coursework 1 (100%) Dissertation not exceeding 10,000words


F83226 Dissertation F759

Credits 40 Level 3

Target students Students registered on F759 2+2 BScEnvironmental Science

Semester Full Year


Independent study accompanied by individual supervisionmeetings throughout the project, from allocateddissertation tutor (6 meetings) and a topic specialistduring the initial stages of the project. Breakdown ofhours: tutor led - 5 hours; student-directed study - 295hours.Assessment


Dissertation (100%) not exceeding 10,000 words

Convenor

F83231 Dissertation FGC0

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students FGC0 Natural Science Studentsundertaking Geography pathways

Semester Full Year


Breakdown of hours: Independent study accompanied byindividual supervision meetings throughout the project,from allocated dissertation tutor (6 meetings) and a topicspecialist during the initial stages of the project.Breakdown of hours: tutor led - 5 hours; student-directedstudy - 195 hoursAssessment


Dissertation (100%) 5,000 not exceeding words


F83250 Quaternary Environments (30 credit)

Credits 30 Level 3

Target students Masters students only


Semester Full Year

Description This module considers the Quaternaryevolution and settlement history of the Yucatan peninsulaof Mexico. The focus of the course will be evolution of thepresent climate and environment of the lowland tropicsand the interaction between the natural environment andhuman societies. The module is based on a residential fieldtrip to the Yucatan and project work associated with this.The main elements are:An overview of climate dynamics in the tropics, withparticular emphasis on changes in the monsoon, theimpact of sea level change and drivers of change frommid-latitudesCritical review of methods of environmental reconstructionand dating techniquesArchives of change relevant to the study area, primarilylakes and cave systemsQuaternary history of the YucatanMesoamerican archaeology and cultural change in theYucatan. Exploration of the possible role of climate indriving societal change.Method and frequency of Class:

Assessment


Coursework 1 (25%) Essay

Project 1 (50%)

Presentation 1 (10%)

Project 2 (15%) Project Proposal


L83161 Environment, Development and Livelihoods

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students L700, F800, L740, LV74, L7T1 or L7RR.

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite The listed pre-requisite is a preferred option.Except GwB students

Code Title



Description This module addresses some of the majorenvironmental and developmental problems and livelihoodconstraints faced by people in less developed countriesand focuses upon the attempts made to ameliorate theseproblems. Case studies will be drawn mainly from Southand Southeast Asia. Major sub-fields to be examined in themodule include:

Linkages between poverty environment and developmentPopulation increase and the environmentVariations in environmental interactions by class andgenderAgricultural development and the environmentThe dependence of rural people on forest resourcesGender, agriculture and forest managementEnvironmentally-oriented new social movementsUrban environmental problems in the developing worldSustainable urbanisation.




40 hours of revision, 50 hours of self-directed study andreading, 20 hours for essay preparationActivities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (70%) one 1.5 hr exam

Project 1 (20%) Group-based assessed exercises

Presentation 1 (10%) Group Presentation


L83162 Geographies of Money and Finance

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students Geography undergraduates

Available to Exchange students - but only as 20 creditsacross both semesters.Includes 'study abroad'

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite

Code Title


Description This module aims to explore the economicgeographies of money and of the contemporary processesof financialisation. Competing theories of money, and thechanging landscapes of finance and the financial servicesindustry are explored at a variety of spatial scales. Spacesexamined include the global financial system, the UK retailfinancial market, the City of London and the emergence oflocal currency systems. More specifically, the followingcore topics are covered:The history and theory of money.Financial services and financial intermediation.Globalisation and the international financial system.The City of London as international financial centre.Landscapes of retail financial services.Alternative and imagined landscapes of money.





Assessment



Coursework 1 (25%) one 4 page essay

Professor A LeyshonConvenor

L83163 The Cultural Geography of EnglishLandscape

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description The module addresses issues of landscapeand culture in England from the eighteenth century to thepresent day. Key themes throughout include landscapeand national identity and relations of city and country. Themodule utilises sources including archives, literature,paintings, prints, poetry, maps, film and photography. Thefirst semester focuses on landscapes of Georgian England.Topics covered include parks and gardens; coloniallandscapes; agriculture; industry and science; towns; andtransport and travel. The second semester focuses onissues of landscape and Englishness since 1880. Topicscovered include tradition and modernism, competingnotions of heritage, the cultural politics of land, andquestions of citizenship and the body. Throughout themodule the focus on landscape allows the exploration ofkey areas of cultural history. A Field trip to Derwent Valleyis arranged, full costs will be provided nearer the time ofthe trip.




Field excursion - 8 hours, (the cost for attending the fieldtrip will be supplied nearer to the time). Independentstudy including reading (86 hours) and revision (62hours).Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (50%) one 2 hour exam (Spring semester)

Project 1 (50%) 6 page essay (Autumn semester)


L83164 Geographies of Violence

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description This module will cover the following topics:Geopolitical, historical, and cultural geographies of war.Spaces of internal violence and non-violence relating tocolonialism, anti-colonialism, religious nationalism, anddecolonisation/partition.Spaces of terrorism and the war against terror.Case studies from a variety of national and internationalcontexts.




Workshop 1 2hr0minper wk.

28 hours of lectures (2 hour introductory lecture, 3 x 8hour lecture blocks, 2 hour revision lecture) + 172 hoursindependent study.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (75%) one 2-hr exam


Professor M HeffernanConvenor

L83172 Dissertation BA

Credits 40 Level 3

Target students Only available to those on course L800

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite


Independent study accompanied by individual supervisionmeetings throughout the project, from allocateddissertation tutor (6 meetings) and a topic specialistduring the initial stages of the project. Breakdown ofhours: tutor led - 5 hours; student directed - 295 hours.Assessment


Coursework 1 (100%) Dissertation not exceeding 10,000words.


L83173 Dissertation BA (T1)

Credits 40 Level 3

Target students Only available to those on course L7T1Geography with Chinese Studies

Semester Full Year

Co-requisite

Code TitleF82149 Techniques in Geography

Description Independent study following consultation withthe convenor and a topic specialist during the initial stagesof the dissertation project. Development of a dissertationproposal to be followed by an agreed programme offieldwork possibly in China. Preparation of the dissertation.Breakdown of hours: Tutor led - 5 hours; student directed295 hours..Method and frequency of Class:

Independent study accompanied by individual supervisionmeetings throughout the project, from allocateddissertation tutor (6 meetings) and a topic specialistduring the initial stages of the project. Breakdown ofhours: tutor led - 5 hours; student directed - 295 hours.Assessment


Dissertation (100%) Dissertation not exceeding 10,000words


L83218 The Landscape History of Liguria

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students Only available to those on courses L800,F800, V100, LV74 and L740. Maximum number ofparticipants 30.

Semester Full Year

Description An interdisciplinary module which introducesthe principles of historical ecology and landscape history,drawing on a wide range of sources -- including historicalmaps and documents, field survey of vegetation andlandscape features and oral history -- using Liguria as acase study. This includes a field trip to Liguria, full costswill be supplied nearer the time of the trip.




One 1-week intensive residential field course at Varese inLiguria (Italy) with six 2-hour seminars at Nottingham.Teaching methods will include lectures, seminars, tutorialsand field supervision. The cost for attending the residentialfield trip will be supplied nearer to the time.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Coursework 1 (10%) project plan 3 pages

Project 1 (80%) 12 page report

Presentation 1 (10%) Seminar presentation


L83250 The History and Philosophy of Geography

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students

Semester Full Year

Description The module introduces the history andphilosophy of geography, providing an understanding ofthe chief traditions of geographical enquiry, and ananalysis of contemporary theoretical debates. Key themesthroughout the module include: the unity of geography asa discipline; the status of geography within the physicaland human sciences; the understanding of geography inwider social and political contexts. The module provides aphilosophical and historical framework within whichstudents can situate work from throughout their degreecourse.




One 1-hour lecture per week. Breakdown of hours:lectures 24 hours; independent study 30 hours; revision21 hours.Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only inspecified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takesplace in some weeks of a Semester

Assessment


Exam 1 (100%) one 3 hour examination


L83272 Dissertation LV74

Credits 20 Level 3

Target students Students registered on LV74 (JointHonours Archaeology/Geography)

Semester Full Year

Prerequisite Must have taken F82227 or L82206 tocomplete this dissertation module.

Code Title


L82206 Techniques in Human Geography


Independent study accompanied by individual supervisionmeetings throughout the project, from allocateddissertation tutor (6 meetings) and a topic specialistduring the initial stages of the project. Breakdown ofhours: tutor led - 5 hours; student-directed study 145hours.Assessment


Dissertation (100%) 5,000 word dissertation


Index by code

F81122

F81125

F81126

F81127

F81128

F81129

F81131

F81222

F81250

F82149

F82161

F82163

F82164

F82165

F82166

F82168

F82225

F82225

F82227

F82228

F82229

F82238

F82328

F82329

F82366

F83127

F83150

F83161

F83164

F83165

F83166

F83168

F83169

F83172

F83181

F83182

F83226

F83231

F83250

F83280

L81001

L81113

L81113

L81147

L81148

L81149

L81161

L81261

L82154

L82154

L82162

L82163

L82164

L82165

L82167

L82203

L82203

L82206

L82262

L82333

L83161

L83162

L83163

L83164

L83172

L83173

L83218

L83250

L83251

L83272

Index by title

Careers Skills for Geographers

Countries in Transition: China and E Europe

Cultural and Historical Geography (10cr)



Desert Geomorphology

Digital Explorers - Finding geospatialpatterns in a changing world (10 credits)

Digital Explorers: Finding geospatialpatterns in a changing world

Dissertation BA

Dissertation BA (T1)

Dissertation BSc

Dissertation F759

Dissertation FGC0

Dissertation LV74

Dryland Environments and EnvironmentalHistory

Earth & Environmental Dynamics (10cr)Autumn

Earth and Environmental Dynamics

Earth and Environmental Dynamics (10cr)Spring

Earth Observation

Economic Geography

Economic Geography (10cr)

Economic Geography (10cr)

Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being

Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being1

Ecosystem Services and Human Well-being2

Environment, Development and Livelihoods

Environmental Change

Environmental Change (10cr)

Environmental Change (10cr)

Environmental Informatics and Modelling

Environmental Management of Rivers andLakes

European Urban Geographies (ParisFieldcourse)

Exploring Human Geography

Exploring Human Geography (10cr)

Exploring Human Geography (10cr)

Geographical Field Course

Geographies of Money and Finance

Geographies of Violence

Globalization and Uneven Development

Interpreting Geographical Data

Introduction to Desert Geomorphology

Introduction to Desert Geomorphology

Introduction to Geographic InformationSystems

Medical Geography

Mobile and Field GIS

On Earth and Life

Orientation and Study Skills

Patterns of Life

Patterns of Life (10cr Spring)

Patterns of Life (10cr) Autumn

Physical Landscapes of Britain

Quaternary Environments

Quaternary Environments (30 credit)

Remote Sensing of Environment

River Channel Dynamics

River Channel Forms and Dynamics

Rural Environmental Geography (20cr)

Rural Environmental Geography A (10cr)

Rural Environmental Geography B (10 cr)

Scale and Diversity in the Canary Islands

Techniques in Geography

Techniques in Human Geography

Techniques in Physical Geography

The Cultural Geography of EnglishLandscape

The Digital Earth

The History and Philosophy of Geography

The Landscape History of Liguria

Tutorial

Tutorial A (T1)

Virtual Geographic Environments

UG Geography - mod cat sch

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