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GEO308: Subject Elective

Module Title Subject Elective
Module Code GEO308
Module Tutor Phillip Toms
School Natural and Social Sciences
CAT Points 15
Level of Study 6
Pre-requisites Passed a Level II module, congruent with the elect
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Brief Description Subject Electives enable direct engagement with the research interests of Natural & Social Science academic staff, reaching beyond the taught curriculum and providing flexibility in study opportunities at Level III.
Indicative Syllabus The topics and assessment parameters of Subject Electives will be prescribed, but may vary annually reflecting the dynamic nature of staff research. Learning will be campus and/or field-based; field studies will accompany either trips within the taught curriculum of Natural & Social Science courses or staff research fieldwork. Having chosen from a published list of topics, each student group will be introduced to their elected study by the relevant academic. However, aside from minor seminar support, learning within the elective will be student-led.
Learning Outcomes

i. Knowledge and understanding
On successful completion of this module the student should have:
a)  an understanding of the vital contribution made by research to the development of knowledge in their elective, particularly the influence of recent research;
b)  a critical and reflexive sense of the nature of their elective as dynamic, plural and contested;
c)  an in depth knowledge of their elective, extending that body of information where feasible.



ii. Skills
On successful completion of this module the student have:
a)  taken responsibility for their own learning;
b)  critically acquired, judged, evaluated and interpreted data, evidence and/or text;
c)  planned, designed and executed a rigorous enquiry.
Learning and Teaching Activities

Staff / student contact: 3% (4 hrs; lecture, seminars)
Student directed learning: 97% (146 hrs)
Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) 001: 100% Coursework: Standard: 4000 words or equivalent
Special Assessment Requirements None
Indicative Resources

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.

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