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Geography (GEOG) 495

Geography Projects I (Revision 1)
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Status:

Open

Delivery mode:

Individualized study

Credits:

3

Area of study:

Science

Prerequisites:

Permission of the course professor and at least 12 credits (at least three credits at the senior level) in the topic area. Students must complete GEOG 495 before registering in GEOG 496.

Course start date:

If you are a:

  • Non-funded student: register by the 10th of the month, start on the 1st of the next.
  • Funded student: please check the next enrolment deadline and course start date.

Precluded:

None

Challenge:

GEOG 495 is not available for challenge.

Faculty:

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Notes:

Before registering, students must submit an acceptable project proposal to the course coordinator, Dr. Frederique Pivot.

Overview

GEOG 495 and GEOG 496 are based on contracted study arrangements between the student and an approved supervisor. Students improve their skills to choose and define problems, obtain information from libraries or experiments, organize facts and ideas, and report ideas and conclusions in written form.

These courses are for students who wish to carry out science-related projects in geography, or to obtain formal recognition of science-related skills and training they have received on the job. A student may do one three-credit project (GEOG 495) or two, three-credit projects (GEOG 495 and GEOG 496). Before registering, students must submit an acceptable project proposal.

Evaluation

To receive credit for GEOG 495 and GEOG 496, you must complete written reports and other prepared materials based on guidelines derived from the learning contract. Credit will be granted only after the student has successfully completed a telephone quiz based on the results of his or her study. To receive credit for GEOG 495/496, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least a C - (60 per cent).

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.

Materials

This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.

Special Course Features

The course may involve library, field, or lab work as agreed to by the student and supervisor. Students are expected to obtain and pay for all materials used in the projects. Students are required to contact the course coordinator to discuss their project proposal and requirements of the course.

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Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 1, May 19, 2021

Updated July 28, 2021

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