Teaching and assessment for Geography and Economics MA (Hons)

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

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Teaching

For Geography we teach using:

  • lectures in larger groups
  • small group tutorials and seminars
  • workshops
  • fieldwork
  • presentations

Most modules in Levels 1 and 2 have three lectures and one tutorial or workshop group meeting each week. At Levels 3 and 4 you will have fewer lectures and will learn from tutorials, seminars, local field and laboratory work, and workshops..

You will have the opportunity to attend seminars arranged by staff in relation to their own research projects, and to attend talks arranged by the local branch of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

In Economics, at Levels 1 and 2, teaching is initially through a combination of lectures and tutorials. These continue in Levels 3 and 4, supplemented by workshops and statistics sessions.

You will learn to study independently to broaden and deepen your understanding of the issues covered in the teaching.

There are industry guest lectures which you are encouraged to attend.

Assessment

Modules are assessed by a mixture of exams at the end of the semester and coursework elements through the semester. Some skills-based modules focus on practical coursework.

Coursework includes different types of assignments like:

  • essays
  • projects
  • workshop
  • reports
  • blogs
  • presentation

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

Module code: BU12011 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Learn how humans have shaped the economic world from our origins through to Industrialisation and now how technology is used.

Exchange, trade and internationalisation have all influenced how our lives and economic markets operate. By understanding the past of economics you will better understand the complexities of modern day economics.

Making of the Modern Economy full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

Module code: BU21004 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This module covers the micro aspects of the economy by focusing on the basic theories of consumer and firm behaviour under various settings.

You will learn about the conditions in which markets will or will not produce desirable outcomes and the role of government in improving the operation of markets.

Microeconomics full module details
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