UG Modules 2012-2013 Single
Year 1
Full-time students are required to take 120 units over the academic year and no more than 60 units per semester. GGY1001, GGY1005, GGY1006 and GAP1007 are required modules (C) and count for 80 units in total. 40 additional units (20 per semester) must be taken in other subjects (O).
Semester 1
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Environmental Issues | PW | |
| GGY1005 |
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Human Geographies of the Modern World | CG, NJ, KL (NM, SR, IS, SK, AF) |
Semester 2
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor (& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dynamic Earth | AR | |
| GGY1006 | C | Spaces of Development | NM, SK (& IS, NJ, KL, SR, AF, CG) |
Optional units can be taken in any subject (provided any pre-requisites are met and the timetable fits with the above required modules). Those available within the School include:
Semester 1
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Evolution: Humans & Ideas | CH, EM, MG | |
| O | From Cave Art to Celts: Europe in Prehistory | DB, CM |
Semester 2
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Barbarians, Vikings and Traders: The Archaeology of Historic Europe | MG, CD, FMcC | |
| GAP1002 | O | Environmental Change: Past, Present and Future | GP, MB |
Year 2
Full-time students will be required to take 120 units over the academic year and no more than 60 units per semester. GGY2028 and GGY2024 are required modules (C) and count for 40 units in total. 80 additional units (O) must be taken (40 in Semester 1, 40 in Semester 2).
Students can take only one of the following: GGY2040, GGY2041, GGY2042 or GGY2043.
Students may substitute a total of 20 of the optional GGY/GAP units with 20 units of study in a different subject (e.g. ARP or ALU).
Semester 1
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Contemporary Approaches to Geographical Enquiry | AF, NJ, DF, KB | |
| O | Geographies of Economic Restructuring and Social Change | IS | |
| O | Climate Change and Geographical Information Systems | AC, AR, AL, LB, ConorG |
Semester 2
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Geographic Research | KL, SAR (& all staff for Dissertations) | |
| O | Sustaining the Biosphere | HR, KB, NW | |
| O | Techniques in Earth Science (max 30 students) | AR, tbc | |
| O | Cultural Geographies (max 30 students) | CG, KL | |
| O | Heritage, Culture and Land Use (max 30 students) | SAR, AF | |
| O | The Mediterranean: Exploring Dynamic Environments (max 30 students) | HR, NM |
Modules in other subjects that students may consider taking in place of one of the above optional GGY/GAP modules include:
Semester 1
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Environmental Management | AL | |
| O | Flints, Farmers and Forts: Ireland in Prehistory | GP | |
| O | Ancient Economies & Landscapes | NW |
Semester 2
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Introduction to Environmental Economics | DC | |
| O | Thinking Through Things: Theorizing Global Archaeology | AH | |
| O | From St. Patrick to the Plantation: The Archaeology of Historic Ireland | FMcC, MG, CD |
Year 3
Full-time students are required to take 120 units over the academic year and no more than 60 units per semester. GGY3001 is a required module (C) and counts for 20 units in total. 100 additional units (O) must be taken (40 in Semester 1, 60 in Semester 2). At Level 3 students may substitute a total of 20 of the optional GGY/GAP units with 20 units of study in a different subject.
Semester 1
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Dissertation | SAR | |
| O | Geographies of War and Public Memory | NJ | |
| O | Spaces of Urbanisation in Emerging Economies and Sustainable Development | SK | |
| O | Medieval Settlement | MG | |
| O | Quaternary Palaeoecology | KB | |
| O | Geographies of Social Movements & Social Conflict | CG | |
| O | Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology | IB |
Semester 2
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology | AR | |
| O | Knowledge, Space and Power | DNL | |
| O | Urban Landscapes | KL | |
| O | Geography at Work | IS | |
| O | Society, Death and Disease | EM | |
| O | Mediterranean Landscapes and Culture | CH | |
| O | Geographies of Global Finance | NM |
Students may elect to substitute one of the optional GGY/GAP modules with another one from a different subject. This includes ARP and ALU modules.
Semester 1
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Environmental Assessment | GH | |
| O | Policies for Environmental Sustainability | AL | |
| O | Monuments and Ritual in European Prehistory | CM |
Semester 2
| Code | Units | Module | Convenor(& Other Staff) |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | Metals, Mines and Merchants: From Stone to Steel | DB | |
| O | Colonialism, Capitalism & Conflict: Exploring the Archaeology of the Modern World | AH |
