UNDERGRADUATE REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES 2013 – 2014 THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION
LEVEL: III SEMESTER 2 COURSE CODE: GEOG 3102 COURSE TITLE: GEOGRAPHIES OF THE CARIBBEAN NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 PREREQUSITES: GEOG 1131 AND 1132 OR GEOG 1901 OR HOD PERMISSION COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides a geographicallybased intellectual and analytical approach to making sense of the connections within the Caribbean and the challenges posed to the region by an increasingly globalized world. It provides a geographical evaluation of settlement, cultures, resource use, economic structure, and growth problems of selected Caribbean countries and of the region as a whole. ASSESSMENT: Coursework = 40% Final examination = 60%
LEVEL: II SEMESTER: Summer COURSE CODE: GEOG 2108 COURSE TITLE: GEOGRAPHY RESIDENTIAL FIELD SCHOOL (TOBAGO) NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 PREREQUSITES: GEOG 1131, GEOG 1132, GEOG 1231 AND GEOG 1232 OR GEOG 1900, GEOG 1901 OR HOD PERMISSION COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides students with an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of the physical and human geography of Tobago, the smaller of the two islands which make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and, through practical field-based examples, introduces students to issues in environmental management. Tobago possesses a wealth of human and physical geography field examples and is relatively self-contained, making it ideal for a residential field course. Students will embark on an integrated programme of intensive fieldwork, testing different research techniques and undertaking small, self-contained research projects. It provides the opportunity to further enhance individual project work skills developed at Level 1 and transfers and extends those skills into a group situation. ASSESSMENT: Coursework = 100%
LEVEL: III SEMESTER 2 COURSE CODE: GEOG 3103 COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING WITH GIS NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 PREREQUSITES: GEOG 2101 OR GEOG 2000 OR HOD PERMISSION COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces students to the theory and principles of environmental modelling within the context of GIS. The course builds strongly on the second-year course GEOG 2101 Geographical Information Systems and the third-year course GEOG 3107 Remote Sensing and GIS; and introduces students to advanced data handling and spatial analysis methods such as geostatistics. Students gain practical skills and hands-on experience in the use of a variety of environmental models and advanced GIS analysis techniques, using open-source GIS software tools. A variety of applications of environmental modelling are introduced, including the modelling of landslide risk, population dynamics, soil erosion, energy balance, rainfall-runoff and flood inundation. Flood inundation modelling is used as an in-depth example to explore issues in data handling, model uncertainty and accuracy assessment, and risk analysis. ASSESSMENT: Coursework = 60% Final examination = 40%
LEVEL: III SEMESTER: I AND II (YEARLONG) COURSE CODE: GEOG 3101 COURSE TITLE: GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER OF CREDITS: 6 PREREQUSITES: GEOG 2102 OR GEOG 1900/GEOG 1901 + HOD APPROVAL OR HOD APPROVAL COURSE DESCRIPTION: GEOG 3101 Geography Research Project provides a showcase for each student’s accumulated skills and knowledge. It builds on the skills developed in GEOG 2102 (Geography Research Methods) and gives students an opportunity to integrate the skills and knowledge they have developed throughout the course and to engage in independent research of the student’s own choosing. The project module offers students the opportunity to demonstrate the qualities of independence and creativity by the pursuit of a topic of interest at depth. The research process begins with a project proposal, continues with research design and fieldwork, and culminates in a substantive academic presentation and dissertation based on the research findings. ASSESSMENT: 100% coursework Assessment of the project module takes place in stages, for which you will be required to produce documentation. All parts of the assessment have to be attempted to pass the module. Details of each assessment mode and further guidance are posted to the course E-Learning website. The weighting of the combined module is as follows: Project Report - 60% In course assessment – 40% comprising: Project proposal - 10%; Project Conduct -10%; Oral Presentation - 20% 49
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