BA Economics and Geography

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have provided evidence of having:

- understanding of human social, industrial/commercial, political and cultural systems from spatial, environmental and economic perspectives.

- an understanding of geography’s intellectual development;

- an understanding of economics’ intellectual development;

- an appreciation of the practical contributions made by geographers and economics to debates and policy on societal and environmental issues, and an understanding of their potential for continuing such contributions;

- the skills necessary to engage with ideas in the social sciences and humanities;

- skills in the use of geographical information systems, and the application of qualitative and quantitative analysis to geographical study;

- skills in the use of quantitative analysis as applied to economic study;

- skills in teamwork, investigation, and communication.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to economics and geography;

- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the joint honours disciplines;

- work that covers a restricted areas of the joint honours disciplines;

- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.