GEOS 3053 & 3054: Asia-Pacific Field School

GEOS 3053 Asia-Pacific Field School- Assessment A (6cp)
GEOS 3953 Asia-Pacific Field School- Assessment A (Advanced)(6cp)
Dr Jeff Neilson

Session: February (intensive)
Prerequisites: 6 credit points of Intermediate Units of Study in Geography
Classes: 5 weeks intensive. 6 modules of 3 lectures each; 10 full days’ equivalent fieldwork; 20 hours small group work.
Assessment: One extended field report, one exam and several short writing exercises. Independent assessment is required for advanced Unit of Study.

The unit of study can be taken only in coincidence with GEOS 3054 and with prior permission from the unit of study coordinator. It constitutes a Field School run over a five week period in January-February, prior to the commencement of the semester. In 2011 the field school will be held in Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi and Bali). In other years it may be held in the Mainland Southeast Asia (South China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam). The Field School focuses on two main themes: i) regional economic development and integration with the global economy; and ii) the challenges of community-based natural resource management across Indonesia. The field school is run in close association with local universities, whose staff and students participate in some components of the course.

Please note: Places are limited, and students interested in the 2011 Field School should indicate expression of interest by filling out and returning this form to by the 28th May 2010.



GEOS 3054 Asia-Pacific Field School- Assessment B (6cp)
GEOS 3954 Asia-Pacific Field School- Assessment B (Advanced) (6cp)
Dr Jeff Neilson

Session: February (intensive)
Prerequisites: 6 credit points of Intermediate Units of Study in Geography
Classes: 5 weeks intensive. 6 modules of 3 lectures each; 10 full days’ equivalent fieldwork; 20 hours small group work.
Assessment: One extended field report, one exam and several short writing exercises. Independent assessment is required for advanced Unit of Study.

The unit of study can be taken only in coincidence with GEOS3053 and with prior permission from the unit of study coordinator. It constitutes a Field School run over a five week period in January-February, prior to the commencement of the semester. In 2011 the Field School will be held in Indonesia (Java, Sulawesi and Bali). In other years it may be held in the Mainland Southeast Asia (South China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam). The Field School focuses on two main themes: i) regional economic development and integration with the global economy; and ii) the challenges of community-based natural resource management across Indonesia. The field school is run in close association with local universities, whose staff and students participate in some components of the course.

Please note: Places are limited, and students interested in the 2011 Field School should indicate expression of interest by filling out and returning this form to by the 28th May 2010.