CK101 BA (Hons) Subject - Geography
Overview
See information on Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) - CK101 page.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ||
| Students take 15 credits as follows: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| GG1013 | Planet Earth: Exploring Environmental Geography | 5 |
| GG1014 | Human Geographies: Approaching Global Challenges | 5 |
| GG1015 | Geographies in Action | 5 |
| Year 2 | ||
| 40-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 40 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 30 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| GG2022 | Field Work | 5 |
| GG2038 | Geographical Research Methods | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 30 credits, with at least 5 credits from the following: | 30 | |
| Ice Age Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology (5) | ||
| Introduction to Geoinformatics (5) | ||
| Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (5) | ||
| And at least 5 credits from the following: | ||
| Cities of Diversity (5) | ||
| Geography of Tourism (5) | ||
| Rural Geography (5) | ||
| Social Geographies of Sustainable Development (5) | ||
| Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Development (5) | ||
| Political Geography (5) | ||
| 30-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 30 credits as follows - all listed core modules (10 credits) and 20 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| GG2022 | Field Work | 5 |
| GG2038 | Geographical Research Methods | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 20 credits, with at least 5 credits from the following: | 20 | |
| Ice Age Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology (5) | ||
| Introduction to Geoinformatics (5) | ||
| Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (5) | ||
| And at least 5 credits from the following: | ||
| Cities of Diversity (5) | ||
| Geography of Tourism (5) | ||
| Rural Geography (5) | ||
| Social Geographies of Sustainable Development (5) | ||
| Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Development (5) | ||
| Political Geography (5) | ||
| 20-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 20 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 15 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| GG2038 | Geographical Research Methods | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 15 credits, with at least 5 credits from the following: | 15 | |
| Ice Age Quaternary Environments and Geomorphology (5) | ||
| Introduction to Geoinformatics (5) | ||
| Atmosphere, Weather and Climate (5) | ||
| And at least 5 credits from the following: | ||
| Cities of Diversity (5) | ||
| Geography of Tourism (5) | ||
| Rural Geography (5) | ||
| Social Geographies of Sustainable Development (5) | ||
| Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Development (5) | ||
| Political Geography (5) | ||
| Year 3 | ||
| 40-credit Subject | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| Students take 40 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 35 credits of elective modules: | ||
| GG3001 | Geographical Ideas | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 35 credits from the following: | 35 | |
| Research Methods and Dissertation (10) | ||
| Marine and Coastal Geosciences (5) | ||
| Environmental Geographies (5) | ||
| Global urbanism: sustainable cities and communities (5) | ||
| Advanced Geographical Information Systems (5) | ||
| Regional and Local Planning Issues and Policies (5) 1 | ||
| Geography of Heritage (5) | ||
| Environmental Remote Sensing (5) | ||
| Geopolitics and Geostrategies (5) | ||
| Historical Geographies of Ireland: Social, Economic and Cultural Transformations (5) | ||
| Landscape Palaeoecology and Palynology (5) | ||
| Climate Change and Historical Climatology (5) | ||
| Geoimaginaries of the Sciences and the Arts (5) | ||
| 30-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 30 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 25 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| GG3001 | Geographical Ideas | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 25 credits from the following: | 25 | |
| Research Methods and Dissertation (10) | ||
| Marine and Coastal Geosciences (5) | ||
| Environmental Geographies (5) | ||
| Global urbanism: sustainable cities and communities (5) | ||
| Advanced Geographical Information Systems (5) | ||
| Regional and Local Planning Issues and Policies (5) 1 | ||
| Geography of Heritage (5) | ||
| Environmental Remote Sensing (5) | ||
| Geopolitics and Geostrategies (5) | ||
| Historical Geographies of Ireland: Social, Economic and Cultural Transformations (5) | ||
| Landscape Palaeoecology and Palynology (5) | ||
| Climate Change and Historical Climatology (5) | ||
| Geoimaginaries of the Sciences and the Arts (5) | ||
| 20-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 20 credits from the following: | 20 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Marine and Coastal Geosciences (5) | ||
| Environmental Geographies (5) | ||
| Global urbanism: sustainable cities and communities (5) | ||
| Advanced Geographical Information Systems (5) | ||
| Regional and Local Planning Issues and Policies (5) 1 | ||
| Geography of Heritage (5) | ||
| Environmental Remote Sensing (5) | ||
| Geopolitics and Geostrategies (5) | ||
| Landscape Palaeoecology and Palynology (5) | ||
| Climate Change and Historical Climatology (5) | ||
| Geoimaginaries of the Sciences and the Arts (5) | ||
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Students taking GG3027 Regional and Local Planning Issues and Policies cannot register for SS3033 Issues in Planning and Sustainable Development.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.