The main objective of this course is to develop a basic knowledge of recent developments in environmental sciences that are relevant to physical geography research. Furthermore, this course will also serve as a platform to work with a range of methods and techniques for spatial analysis which are frequently used in Earth Sciences.

Practical/Knowledge skills:

  • An awareness of the diversity of approaches and contemporary debates in the field of physical geography.
  • An ability to identify research questions and develop a coherent scientific strategy to analyse research problems in the field of physical geography.
  • An ability to develop a scientific reasoning based on the theoretical background presented in the course.
  • An ability to communicate a geographical analysis using the appropriate scientific language.
Personal skills:
  • To stimulate an aptitude for scientific debate in relation to the main scientific challenges and technologies used in Earth Sciences.
  • An ability to analyse scientific publications rigorously and critically.
  • An awareness of the contemporary research questions in physical geography and their general, local and regional context.