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This module aims to develop field experience and project management skills in a challenging and unfamiliar environment. Students must elect one field destination from a prescribed list of locations, primarily sited overseas and allied to the academic themes of their course. Students will gain a detailed understanding of the human and / or physical environment of their elected destination and undertake a group-executed, yet independently-written piece of field research.

The module builds on the Fieldwork skills pathway introduced in NS4301 Introductory Geographical Research & Fieldwork or NS4401 Introductory Research & Fieldwork in Social Sciences. Along with NS5308 Geographical Enquiry or NS5402 Data Collection and Data Analysis, it provides good preparation for the Dissertation at Level 6.

Campus and/or VLE-based briefings and tutorials

Up to 14 days fieldwork, typically overseas and within vacation periods

Field-based lectures on landscape specific to destination

Acquisition of field skills allied to academic themes afforded by destination

A student passing this module should be able to:

1. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the theories, concepts and literature related to their project and study area
2. Execute a rigorous, safe and ethically-sound piece of original, field-based research
3. Act and react with limited direction in a field context within agreed bounds
4. Interact effectively within a team to successfully acquire a comprehensive, coherent and relevant data set
5. Analyse, evaluate, communicate and contextualise findings

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