Examples of Equivalent Learning
2 yrs post-school learning, advanced diploma, some knowledge of social science and/or geography

This module examines one of the most vibrant and contested issues within human geography. The module explores the meaning of ‘landscape’, how different people imagine and represent the landscapes they inhabit. The module incorporates a visual research project of urban space where students are encouraged to critically explore how urban landscapes are experienced and represented. Topics covered include: Landscape representation; imaginative geographies; memory and landscape; urban and rural landscapes, gentrification; race and migration.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to
LO1: Develop understanding of the meaning of landscape and its theoretical trajectories
LO2: Examine the relationships between human society and the material world
LO3: Illustrate an awareness of the ways in which environments are learned, imagined and represented
LO4: Critically engage with the spatial differences and inequalities in everyday landscapes
LO5: Develop skills of literacy, critical writing and independent research
LO6: Develop verbal skills, class discussion and debating skills