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Core Module Information
Module title: Social and Cultural Landscapes (Hong Kong)
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: SSC09602
Module leader: Taulant Guma
School School of Applied Sciences
Subject area group: Social Science
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

This module examines one of the most vibrant and contested issues within human geography. The module explores the meaning of ‘landscape? in Western and non-Western contexts, how it is socially and culturally constructed, how people make landscapes and how landscapes make people. 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,Orientalism, urbanisation, gentrification, migration, natural landscapes.
Learning Outcomes for module:

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 and communication skills, class discussion and debating skills.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 1, FACE-TO-FACE,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery: HONG KONG
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Taulant Guma
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Independent Learning Fieldwork 3 Contact Module Leader
Independent Learning Guided independent study 170 Contact Module Leader
Face To Face Lecture 18 Contact Module Leader
Face To Face Tutorial 9 Contact Module Leader
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Oral Presentation 30 1,2,3,4.5 & 6 9 HOURS= 00.10 Contact Module Leader
Report 70 1,2,3,4,5 13 , WORDS= 2500 Contact Module Leader
Component 1 subtotal: 30
Component 2 subtotal: 70
Module subtotal: 100
2025/6, Trimester 3, In Person,
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Occurrence: 002
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: HONG KONG
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Taulant Guma
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Online Guided independent study 164 Independent study and research is an important part of the module. Each week you will be provided with recommended and optional readings and practical advice to support your learning and carrying out your research.
Face To Face Lecture 22 Each week you will receive a 2-hour in person lecture with the first lectures covering the more conceptual aspects related to landscapes in human geography, followed by a lecture focusing on visual methods and then more topical lectures focusing on some of the key themes within the field of cultural landscapes . These lectures offer a blend of lecture, class discussion and activities.
Face To Face Tutorial 11 The tutorials will be task based and apply ideas from the lecture into practice. Each week you will be given a task to complete ahead of tutorial as well as a reading to accompany it. We will discuss the task together as a class. This task will enable you to develop your visual as well as verbal and critical skills.
Online Fieldwork 3 You will carry out fieldwork to gather visual data which will feed into both assessments. This will take place during week 9 and you will receive practical support and advice on it throughout the module.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Oral Presentation 30 1~2~3~4~5~6 Week 9 HOURS= 10 minutes Oral presentation will be based on the visual data that you will collect from your fieldwork. This will be an individual presentation where you will present your findings in front of the class. Oral presentation will feed into your visual report and you will receive feedback on the presentation in the class.
Report 70 1~2~3~4~5 Week 13 , WORDS= 2500 words This visual report will be a written piece based on the research fieldwork that you will carry out and the presentation that you will give in the class. You will be provided with clear steps using a staggered approach to help you with planning and producing the report. The report will be 2500 words long and you will receive support and advice on how to produce it throughout the course of the module.
Component 1 subtotal: 30
Component 2 subtotal: 70
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
SSC09602 Social and Cultural Landscapes (Hong Kong)
 

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