Teaching and assessment for Geography with French MA (Hons)

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Teaching

Teaching methods include:

lectures in larger groups
small group tutorials and seminars
workshops
field work
projects with outside organisations
presentations

Most modules at Levels 1 and 2 have three lectures and one tutorial or workshop group meeting each week. You’ll also be able to study additional subjects such as politics, psychology, economics, philosophy, environmental science, or a language.

At Levels 3 and 4 you will have fewer lectures and will learn from tutorials, seminars, local field and laboratory work as well as workshops.

Fieldwork in a variety of environments forms a key element of your degree. We make use of Dundee city itself and other nearby locations and landscapes for local day trips. We also take you further afield into the Scottish Highlands, Spain, or Iceland for week-long residential field trips.

The French modules in first and second year have four hours of tutorials each week. In third and fourth year this changes to two hours of language tutorial each week, plus 10 hours of lectures/seminars on French film, culture and society across the year.

In addition to language classes, you must attend regular film screenings or make appropriate alternative arrangements for viewing the films studied on the course.

Assessment

Exams are important but are not the only way we assess your learning – there is also a mix of coursework, including:

essays
presentations
reports
fieldwork
journals and blogs

The mix of exams and coursework types varies from module to module. You will be expected to complete many coursework assignments individually, but some assignments will be based on you working in small groups with other students.

At Level 4 you will apply the knowledge and expertise you have learned by writing a dissertation on a topic of your own choice.

Assessments for the French modules can consist of:

oral presentations and examinations
written assessments and examinations
grammar tests
listening tests
projects

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: EV12002 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

This module provides an overview of key processes that drive life on Earth. This will cover concepts such as:

the atmosphere and climate processes
the influence of oceans
the diversity and functioning of the biosphere

Environments For Life full module details

Module code: GE11001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

You will learn about key dimensions of the concept of an unequal world in human and environmental systems. This will cover topics like:

development
vulnerability
underlying causes
global inequalities
pressures on environmental resources
links to environmental hazard

Introduction to Geography Part 1: The Unequal World full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: PF11001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

You will develop basic linguistic knowledge. You will learn cultural awareness and transferable communication skills. These will be of use to you in your personal and professional life.

You will work within the level of A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Applied French 1A (Intensive) full module details

Module code: PF11003 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

You will develop linguistic knowledge, cultural awareness, and transferable communication skills. This will be of use to you in your personal and professional life.

You will work within the level of A2-B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in all skill areas.

Applied French 1A full module details

Module code: PF12002 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Develop basic linguistic knowledge, cultural awareness, and transferable communication skills. These will be of use to you in your personal and professional life.

You will work within the level of A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in all skill areas and selected skill areas of A2

Applied French 1B (Intensive) full module details

Module code: PF12004 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

You will develop linguistic knowledge, cultural awareness, and transferable communication skills. This will be of use to you in your personal and professional lives.

You will work within the level of B1 to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in all skill areas.

Applied French 1B full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: GE21001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This module covers key sub-disciplines in human geography. You will explore different social, cultural, and political issues in the contemporary world

Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: AG20001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

For undergraduate students seeking to gain a better understanding of career planning process.

Ideal for anyone who wants to get started with choosing a career path or make plans towards their future. Suitable for students who need the flexibility of online learning.

Career Planning Module Online full module details

Module code: AG22037 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

This module will provide work experience alongside university study to further enhance employability and help you plan for your future.

It will suit students who can bring a professional attitude to their internship and are keen to take practical steps towards developing transferable skills for their future.

Internship full module details

Module code: PF21001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Develop linguistic knowledge, cultural awareness, and transferable communication skills. These will be of use to you in your personal and professional life.

You will work within level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in all skill areas and selected skill areas of B1.

Applied French 2A (Intensive) full module details

Module code: PF21003 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Develop extensive linguistic knowledge, cultural awareness, and transferable cognitive and communication skills. These will be of use in your personal and professional lives.

You will work within levels B1 (all skill areas) and most skill and topic areas of B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

Applied French 2A full module details

Module code: PF22002 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Develop linguistic knowledge, cultural awareness and transferable cognitive and communication skills. These will be of use to you in your personal and professional lives.

You will work within level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in all skill areas and selected skill areas of B2.

Applied French 2B (Intensive) full module details

Module code: PF22004 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Develop extensive linguistic knowledge, cultural awareness, and transferable cognitive and communication skills. These will be of use to you in your personal and professional lives.

You will work within the level of B2 (all skill areas) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Applied French 2B full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: PF30002 Credits: 30 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

Develop comprehensive linguistic knowledge, cultural insight and intercultural competence. You will also develop transferable cognitive and advanced communication skills. These will be of use to you in your personal and professional lives.

You will develop an understanding of relevant countries. This will cover their wider historical, geographical, and socio-political contexts.

Applied French 3: Language and Culture in Context full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: EV31003 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

This module provides an overview of the physical principles of remote sensing.

It will explore how we acquire remotely sensed images and data.

You will learn how an understanding of these can be applied to various environmental applications.

It develops the themes introduced in Year 2, with hands-on training in digital image processing.

Environmental Remote Sensing full module details

Module code: EV31004 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

This module examines the distribution of organisms across different geographical areas. It also looks at the reasons behind spatial variations in biodiversity.

It also explores the mechanisms by which organisms move and adapt. You will learn how life will respond to ongoing environmental change.

Biogeography full module details

Module code: GE31013 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

In this module you will explore and critique the main theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the geographies of health and disability.

It covers contemporary issues of inequalities in health such as:

relationships between environments and places and health
disability access and exclusion
healthcare and support
public health
mental health and wellbeing

Geographies of Health and Disability full module details

Module code: GE31019 Credits: 15 Semester: Semester 1

You will learn the basis of research design. You will also cover the key research methods used by both human geographers and other social scientists.

You will work through a mixture of lectures, tutorial, and other online activities. The main emphasis is a group-based project over the semester.

Research Methods in Human Geography and Politics full module details

Module code: GE31020 Credits: 15 Semester: Semester 1

This module introduces students to the importance of research within physical geography and environmental science.

We adopt a very practical and hands-on approach geared to problem-solving through a series of structured mini-projects, which each contain essential elements of the research process.

Field and Laboratory Skills in Physical Geography full module details

Module code: GE32012 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

The world is changing rapidly. Information on location helps us assess, manage, plan, and communicate such changes. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are powerful systems for handling, analysing, and visualising location-based information.

In this module you will gain experience with leading GIS software applied to a range of problems.

Geographical Information Systems full module details

Module code: GE32019 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

You will explore tourism at a local, national, and international level. You will do this while examining the concept of mobility and how this has changed over time.

You will learn about many concepts related to tourism and travel. These include cultural heritage, eco-tourism, and Scottish tourism.

Tourism, Transnationalism and Mobility full module details

Module code: GE32020 Credits: 15 Semester: Semester 2

This module will help you prepare your dissertation in either geography or environmental science.

You will learn about the broad conceptual and methodological frames behind geography and environmental science.

You will learn how these inform their study and practice

Applying Theory to Research and Practice full module details

Module code: GE32021 Credits: 15 Semester: Semester 1

Through this module, you will develop your confidence in working with data. You will gain the knowledge needed to decode information.

You will cover a range of statistical techniques. These will allow you to understand patterns and present insights from the data we are working with.

Data-driven Geography: Statistics in R full module details

Module code: GE32025 Credits: 15 Semester: Semester 2

This module provides the opportunity to undertake fieldwork in a new environment and to develop skills in field research.

You will design, undertake, and write-up a piece of research.

You will acquire the skills and confidence needed for your 4th year research dissertation.

Advanced Field Research (Physical Environments) full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: GE41006 Credits: 60 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

Your dissertation is an opportunity to put into practice what you have learned in your degree. You will do this through an independent research project on a subject of your choosing.

You will be guided by a staff supervisor. You will also have some additional lectures on methods and writing.

Geography Dissertation full module details

Module code: PF40002 Credits: 30 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

You will develop and embed comprehensive linguistic knowledge, cultural insight and intercultural competence. You will also develop transferable cognitive and advanced communication skills.

You will develop an understanding of the major artistic movements of the 20th Century and concepts of identity.

Applied French 4: Language and Culture in Context full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: EV41006 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

Sustainability refers to resource management practices that avoid compromising future generation's interests. Public bodies, companies and individuals are all concerned with sustainability. There are however obstacles to achieving it.

You will explore the challenges and opportunities regarding sustainability.

Environmental Sustainability in Practice full module details

Module code: GE41008 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

In this module you will learn a combination of classic and contemporary criminology theories. You will also explore their practical application in urban and natural environments.

You will engage critically with these theories. You will also hear from practitioners about how they are used in their everyday work.

Advanced Environmental Criminology full module details

Module code: GE41015 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

Develop an understanding of the science of the Earth’s water resources and the potential risks that they pose to society. Explore key geohazards on Earth and how society addresses specific issues of hazard assessment and how to cope with risk.

Advanced Geohazards full module details

Module code: GE42010 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

You will learn to use GIS to handle, analyse, and communicate location-based information. You gain experience with leading GIS software and datasets applied to a range of problems.

This module is taught in parallel with GE32012 Geographical Information Systems.

Geographical Information Systems (Advanced) full module details

Module code: GE42024 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

The Polar regions are rich in natural resources and linked strongly into the global climate system such that what happens in the Polar regions affects us all.

However, the Arctic and Antarctic regions are changing very rapidly in response to climate change, with far-reaching implications now and into the future.

Polar Environments - Advanced full module details

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