121-410 Philosophy and Scope of Geography (Mid-Year Entry)

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After completing this subject, the student should have:

• an understanding of the nature of science (including Geography);

• developed an understanding of major conceptual debates in contemporary human and physical geography, and their implications for research methodology;

• gained awareness of selected philosophical traditions in the discipline, and their theoretical and empirical manifestation in contemporary geography.

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Geography as a science; philosophical issues in geographic research. Seminars on contemporary research in Geography.

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