6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1015474ANR for all students in the 2nd semester of odd academic years (e.g. 2013-2014) at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
During Field Work II a region or city in Europe will be visited. Through a combination of literature research, excursions, lectures and discussions students will get an insight into the social geography of a specific region or city.
Terreinwerk I and II are both compulsory courses for 1BA and 2BA Geography, but are alternately organised (2-yearly) Group report and field notes (field notebook) from the students, notes and illustration provided by the lecturer.
Compulsory study materials:
Literature concerning the topics studied in the field.
The course aims at providing the basic skills in geographical fieldwork. During excursions the student is confronted with the problem of confronting theory (from the course on social geography) and reality.
The initial theoretical knowledge given in the introductory course on social geography is complemented with real world examples: the student learns to link field observations to theoretical concepts via abstraction.
The field work creates the skills and attitudes the student needs to analyse and solve geographical problems with spatial approach.
Techniques are provided to synthesise and report (written and orally) the findings. Functioning in a group forms another aim of this course, as well as the development of the ability of abstraction and synthesis.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Presentation determines 25% of the final mark.
PRAC Report determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Report determines 25% of the final mark.
Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Report category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Report category, the following assignments need to be completed:
1) Introduction paper (20 %)
2) Fieldwork: research based on observation, interviews, illustrative materials, … (30 %)
3) Final essay (the students can use their own field notebook) (50 %)
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Geography: Default track (only offered in Dutch)