The module will be delivered through a combination of:
(a) contextual lectures and project preparation sessions (10 hours),
(b) 6 days of fieldwork (48 hours),
(c) follow-up sessions for analysis guidance and presentation (4 hours),
(d) independent individual and group study.

(a) a group research paper / journal article (3000-3500 words equivalent) reporting on the student-led project [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] (55%).
(b) a report / essay (1250-1500 words) on one of the staff-led projects [1, 2, 4, 6] (45%)

Additional Assessment Details:
Formative Assessment: formative assessment consisting of evening report back and discussion sessions on each days fieldwork [6]. Feedback from these sessions can then be incorporated into both the group research paper and individual report/essay. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to receive feedback on plans for their coursework assignments.

The module consists of a residential field class and is designed:
(a) To provide students with further training in research project design, planning, execution, analysis and presentation.
(b) To provide additional training in and opportunities to develop further the student's ability to observe and 'read' landscapes.
(c) For students to conduct a regional / case study approach, applying 'classroom' concepts to complex, 'real-world' situations.

The students will conduct a number of staff-led and student-led projects covering a range of subjects appropriate to their award e.g. recreation provision in resort towns, resource use and conflict in National Parks, retail / shopping patterns and demographics, coastal zone management, transport sustainability of towns, dune ecological surveys and management, micro-climate studies with land use, environmental hazards and environmental monitoring etc.

University library, Faculty of Sciences Learning Resource Centre and IT Suite, laboratories appropriate to a range of analytical methods, maps, aerial photographs and field equipment appropriate to the field location and topics to be explored during the field course.

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