6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4023545DNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
External partners
KU Leuven
Educational team
Manuel Aalbers (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
33 contact hours Lecture
8 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

See link KUL: https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/syllabi/e/G0S30AE.htm#activetab=doelstellingen_idp29072

Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

general competencies

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Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
LEC Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.
Other determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • written with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: Students will also be assessed in a two-hour written exam with open questions

Within the LEC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Presentation with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Within the Other category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Participation with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

    Note: participation in classes and activities, in particular in class discussions

Additional info regarding evaluation

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Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Geography: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Standard track