Geography Minor (Level 3)
Geography Single Honours (Level 3)
Human Geography Dual Honours (Level 3)
Human Geography Major (Level 3)
Human Geography Minor (Level 3)
Physical Geography Major (Level 3)
Physical Geography Minor (Level 3)
The idea of landscape is at the heart of Geography. This module explores landscape from a variety of different perspectives to see how core concepts in Geography tie together in the context of this overarching theme. Marcel Proust wrote that the true voyage of discovery involves not seeing new lands but seeing through new eyes and seeing through the eyes of different people. In this module we look at landscape both through geographers&© eyes and through the eyes of artists, poets, explorers, novelists, and composers. The assessment is project-based (no exam), and students can submit work either as a conventional written report, in another medium such as video, or in a multimedia format. Students are free to tie the project directly to their own interests in areas such as music, film or literature or to adopt a more traditional geomorphological, historical, cultural or applied approach to landscape. The module encourages students to explore the boundaries of the discipline of Geography, both internal (for example between scientific and aesthetic geographical writing and between physical and human geography) and external (for example where geography meets the creative arts).
To provide a cross-disciplinary module that enables students to explore the boundaries of the discipline of Geography and showcases Keele's innovative and engaging approach to the subject, offering students the opportunity to combine lecture-based learning with a substantial piece of independent project work.
demonstrate clear, detailed and specific knowledge about a range of case studies of different approaches to landscape based on specific landscapes and specific representations of landscape in academic sources and popular cultural media such as music, poetry cinema and fine art (2);
recognize, compare and critically evaluate representations of landscape in academic geography and representations of landscape in popular cultural media (1, 2, 3);
initiate and carry out a project that explores in depth, and communicates in an appropriate geographical style with reference to geographical concepts, the inspirational significance of landscape in geography and/or popular cultural media (1, 3).
20 hours guided online lecture preparation and follow up;
30 hours guided reading
10 hours completing project proposal
20 hours independent reading and reflection
60 hours researching and producing coursework project
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