Teaching and assessment for Geography and History MA (Hons)

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Teaching

In Geography we teach using:

lectures
workshops
practical classes
tutorials

You will also carry out fieldwork, both within Dundee itself and important sites nearby. These excursions typically take half a day to a full day. You will also have the opportunity to work on projects with outside organisations.

Our main residential field courses are at Levels 2 and Level 3, each lasting around a week. The Level 2 field course takes place in Scotland. The Level 3 field courses focus on giving you international field research experience.

For History we use a wide range of teaching methods, from lectures to small group discussions. Most modules in Levels 1 and 2 have two lectures and one tutorial or workshop group meeting each week. In Levels 3 and 4 you will have fewer lectures and more small discussion group meetings per week.

Study trips, including trips to local archives and museums, are an important part of the history course.

Assessment

Geography modules are assessed by a mixture of exams at the end of the semester and coursework elements through the semester. Some skills-based modules focus on practical coursework.

Coursework includes different types of assignments like essays, and project and workshop reports, blogs, and presentations.

History assessments are carried out by coursework and examinations, and vary in type and weighting from module to module.

Methods of assessment can include:

essays
presentations
source exercises
wiki projects
journals/blogs
examinations

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: GE11001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

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: HY11004 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Revolutions in World History full module details

Module code: HY11005 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This module studies the exchange of goods, people, and ideas that tied together Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

It explores the origins of globalization and provides a comparative understanding of the development of European empires in Africa and the Americas.

The Rise of Atlantic Empires, 1500-1750 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

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: HY22006 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Covering the period 1603-c.1939, this module explores Scotland's interactions with the outside world.

Organised around cross-cutting themes like emigration, empire, trade, warfare, religion, and identity, the module's primary aim is to understand how Scotland fitted into the broader British, European, imperial, and global contexts.

Scotland and the Wider 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: EV31004 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

Biogeography full module details

Module code: HY31029 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

This module will cover how History is studied and applied in current times. It explores the nature of History as a subject, as well as current trends and themes in historical studies.

The module will also give you a greater awareness of different approaches to communicating and consuming historical information.

Making History Today: The Past in the Present 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 1

Environmental Sustainability in Practice 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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