Field Work – Intensive Course

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Field work, using maps and appropriate equipment for the specific objectives defined each year, always supported by a guide book prepared specifically for this purpose.

Learning Outcomes

The objectives of this course are to observe the landscape and analyze its contrasts, through the identification of its landforms, land cover and its changes, demographic realities, environmental risks and potentialities, applied to a specific territorial unit. The site will be different every year depending on the specific circumstances of the previous year, and also because one of the aims is to show the geographical diversity of the Portuguese territory.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The syllabus is set each year according to the area to be studied, and will always include aspects connected to its

Geology;

Geomorphology;

Climate;

Hydrology;

Use and occupation;

Natural resources;

Demography;

Risks;

Planning.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Manuel Rochette Cordeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Students will be assessed on the basis of their active participation in field work and on a written report that may consist of an overview of the field trip, or focus on one of the topics addressed in a more detailed manner.: 100.0%

Bibliography

A bibliografia é variável, em função da área de estudo selecionada em cada ano. Todos os anos é disponibilizado um livro-guia sobre viagem de estudo, com bibliografia atualizada.

The bibliography varies according to the site selected for study each year. Every year a guide-book is provided about the field trip with updated bibliography.