Students play a key part in decision making too with each year of students being represented on the Geography Field Committee. Fieldwork Fieldwork is regarded as a fundamental element in the course and all students will attend at least two residential courses as part of their core programme. Currently the second year field course is based in Galway in the west of Ireland. In addition, fieldwork is emphasised in some specialist modules and includes field weekends to central Wales, Snowdonia and North Devon. Students are intellectually challenged and expected to be active participants.
Assignments are sensitively and thoroughly marked with helpful suggestions for improvement.
Assessment criteria are clear and a variety of strategies is used. In 1993 the Geography Department was awarded the National Prize for Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. In particular the panel praised our emphasis on environmental problems and their management, and our student-centred learning strategies. This page is maintained by David Elsmore.