Module ANTH44815: Field Study

Department: Anthropology

ANTH44815: Field Study

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• to provide students with an opportunity to examine the practicalities of key contemporary energy interventions in the diverse UK energy situation
• to provide students with an opportunity to research and analyse energy challenges, to map key UK energy actors, and to confront the realities of energy developments

Content

• Indicative module content includes preliminary academic activities and field-based activities.
• Students will build on the learning from the core modules MES1 and MES2, reflecting on the implications of and for practice, and considering the role of different research an analytical approaches.
• Assessment is by Project Report, with project outline submitted for formative feedback.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will have, by the end of the module:
• an advanced understanding of the practical issues and effects of energy installations
• an understanding of how the taught elements of the MSc are operationally applicable in contemporary energy contexts
• an understanding of the methodologies used to study energy and society, and of the impact of our choice of methodology and conceptual framework on our understanding

• Students will be able, by the end of the module:
• to employ a range of theoretical perspectives to analyse practical contemporary issues of energy and society
• to illustrate social analysis of energy technologies with regard to specific cases
• to engage in research projects at Masters level

• Students will be able, by the end of the module:
• to demonstrate an ability to construct argument critically for both oral and written presentation from different sources of material, including material delivered orally and in an article, report or policy document
• to demonstrate an independent approach to learning, critical thinking and creative problem-solving
• to use sophisticated techniques of information retrieval and management using an array of print and digital resources
• to formulate complex arguments in articulate and structured English, within the discursive conventions and genres of academic writing and written to high academic standard
• to demonstrate effective time management

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The module will be delivered over set of introductory briefings (seminars/lectures).
• Students will be assessed through a Project Report.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Project outline 1000 words

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University