Module manager: Prof. Paul Kay
Email: P.Kay@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2026/27
| GEOG2095 | Skills for Physical Geographers |
| GEOG3605 | Physical Geography Dissertation |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module allows students to undertake an independent or collaborative project (potentially with an outside partner) on a topic of their choosing. It further develops their skills in project design, information collection and analysis, and report writing. Outputs might include new datasets, computer programmes, other technologies, or management approaches to an identified problem.
Through undertaking a capstone project, students will:
- Develop a project idea of their own initiative or take forward one proposed by a member of staff.
- Manage a project to deliver novel outcomes.
- Apply advanced techniques from across their degree to address a real challenge.
- Produce outcomes of genuine use to others in the university or outside organisations.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
Identify an important contemporary geographical problem.
Design an approach to address the identified problem.
Apply an advanced range of laboratory, geospatial, numerical, field, or computational skills as appropriate for the research.
Effectively communicate the outcomes of the work.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Supervision | 6 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Lecture | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 393 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 7 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
Verbal feedback is given to students through supervisions (two group meetings and six 1-1 meetings). The proposal and interim reports are an opportunity to give written feedback. The first interim report provides formative feedback on the project design and early stages of the work. The second interim reports provides an opportunity to review the project in its later stages and the writing up process.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | A | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 30/04/2026
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