Second year Geography students have taken on the role of
teaching staff! They have prepared and
delivered seminar classes to their peers as part of the USA Field Module. The module comprises a series of seminars,
followed by a two-week trip to SW USA.
To help the students gain a better understanding of the places and
issues that will be explored in the field, the lecturers asked them to prepare
some classes. Guidance and support was
provided by the lecturers to ensure that appropriate research and preparation was
carried out, but students were given the freedom to determine how the materials
should be presented. Topics covered
included: the geology of the Colorado Plateau; stratigraphy at the Grand
Canyon, volcanism in SW USA; film-making at Monument Valley; the Navajo Nation;
geotourism in Utah, and resource management in national parks. The classes took many forms, making use of lectures,
videos, handouts, and even a ‘Pointless’ quiz.
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| Students will be visiting the Grand Canyon. |
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| Tourism related to film-making at Monument Valley will also be explored during the trip. |
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| Students will visit a number of National Parks, including this one - Bryce Canyon. |
The field trip will take place in May. This optional module (available to both
Single Honours and Joint Honours Geography students) explores tourism, physical
geography and resource management in SW USA.
This ‘road trip’ covers parts of Nevada, Arizona and Utah, and includes
visits to five National Parks, the Navajo Nation, and Las Vegas.
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