Course 2024-2025

Fundamentals of Geography - Land in Geography [SGOGB110]

  • 2 credits
  • 0h+21h
  • 1st and 2nd quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français

Learning outcomes

At the end of the Teaching Unit, the student will be able to : - taking a geographical look at the landscape - mobilise the theoretical knowledge of the co-requisite courses to apply it in the field - describe, structure, and map openfields, bocages, and peri-urban landscapes - transferring observations made in the field to other case studies

Objectives

At the end of the Teaching Unit, the student will be able to : - taking a geographical look at the landscape - mobilise the theoretical knowledge of the co-requisite courses to apply it in the field - describe, structure, and map openfields, bocages, and peri-urban landscapes - transferring observations made in the field to other case studies

Content

The teaching unit is structured around 3 field days: Field day Hesbaye - Pays de Herve : Openfields and Walloon Bocages Field day in Lille: the landscapes of a European metropolis Field day in Haugimont - Peri-urbanisation: Towards a new typology of the Walloon countryside


Teaching methods

The teaching unit is structured around 3 field days: Field day Hesbaye - Pays de Herve : Openfields and Walloon Bocages Field day in Lille: the landscapes of a European metropolis Field day in Haugimont - Peri-urbanisation: Towards a new typology of the Walloon countryside

Evaluations

Continuous assessment: -Field notebooks -Reports Written exam: A question on the content of the field days is likely to be asked during the written exam of Geography and Geology of Belgium, co-requisite of this course.

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté des sciences
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree