Hoskins, W.G (1977) The Making of the English Landscape. Hodder and Stoughton, London
Muir, R, (2000) The New Reading the Landscape. University of Exeter Press, Exeter
Rackham, O. (1986) The History of the Countryside. Orion Books, London.
Simmons, I.G. (2001) An Environmental History of Great Britain. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

The module seeks to introduce landscape analysis as a key skill for geographers and students from cognate disciplines. The first half takes a series of thematic approaches, employing the longer time-scales necessary for the analysis of geological and geomorphological processes. It then moves to historical landscape elements such as woodland clearance, evolving agricultural technologies and changing patterns of leisure and recreation, as landscape influences. The second half of the module turns its attention to a series of regional examples, showing the need to synthesise a range of material from earlier weeks, in the interests of understanding landscape formation and change. In the closing weeks of teaching, students apply this range of approaches in the discussion of their own, chosen example of a British landscape.

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There will be a weekly, one-hour lecture (total, 12 hours) and a weekly, one-hour workshop/discussion (total, 12 hours) - though these two types of learning approaches will often be blended within the available class time. In the second half of the module, a local field class (c. 6 hours) will use local, regional landscapes as an example of the use of physical, cultural and symbolic cues in landscape interpretation.
Students are required, at least weekly, to visit the web site for this module, which has supplementary material for lectures and discussion/workshops, as well as links to local and national organisations relating to landscape conservation, planning and change.

There are two assessment items for this module.
The first is a short, illustrated essay (1000 - 1250 words, 50% of assessment marks), to demonstrate skills in the analysis of the landscape of a chosen region of Britain (size and appropriateness of landscape unit agreed after consultation with teaching staff). [Learning outcomes 2 - 6]
The second, is an examination (one hour, 50% of assessment marks), to indicate grasp of material from across the module. The exam contains a series of short-answer questions relating to material from lectures and workshops, guided reading and the module web site (see next section). [Learning outcomes 1,2,3,5,6]

Formative assessment: Opportunities for ongoing formative feedback will be provided during the weekly workshop sessions via strategies such as discussion of key ideas delivered in the lectures and discussion of video excerpts, allowing students to self evaluate their understanding of module materials. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to receive feedback on their essay plans.

Sciences Learning Resource Centre (for books and planning documents, local maps, offprints)
Sciences IT Suite (for module web-site access and links to on-line library and internet)
University Library