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GEG133C
Peryglon Naturiol a Chymdeithas
Bydd y modiwl hwn yn ymchwilio i agweddau peryglus amgylchedd y Ddaear a pherthynas y gymdeithas â nhw. Bydd egwyddorion cychwynnol yn cynnwys diffiniad o berygl naturiol, trychineb, risg a cholled ac ymagweddau at leihau risg a rheoli trychinebau. Mae¿r prif fathau o berygl naturiol yn cael eu hastudio er mwyn deall sut maent yn gweithredu, ble, a pha mor aml maent yn debygol o ddigwydd. Caiff canlyniadau peryglus eu hystyried, yn ogystal â sut gall y gymdeithas ymateb i ddigwyddiadau peryglus. Mae agweddau allweddol yn cynnwys trafod peryglon cynradd ac eilradd, rhagweld a monitro peryglon, a deall sut y gellir lleihau eu heffeithiau niweidiol. Bydd y peryglon naturiol a fydd yn cael eu hystyried yn y modiwl hwn yn cynnwys ffrwydradau llosgfynyddoedd, daeargrynfeydd, tswnamïau, tanau gwyllt, tirlithriadau, digwyddiadau tywydd eithafol, llifogydd, cwympfeydd eira a Pheryglon Mawr. Bydd y modiwl hefyd yn ystyried y cysyniad o ¿Bobl fel Peryglon¿. Bydd darlithoedd yn ymdrin ag egwyddorion cyffredinol ynghyd ag astudiaethau achos. Bydd dosbarthiadau ymarferol yn atgyfnerthu¿r cysyniadau a drafodir mewn darlithoedd. Bydd agwedd ymarferol y gwaith hwn yn dod i uchafbwynt mewn diwrnod efelychu rheolaeth mewn trychineb.
This module investigates hazardous aspects of Earth¿s natural environment and how society relates to them. Introductory principles include the definition of natural hazard, disaster, risk and loss, and approaches to reducing risk and managing disasters. Major types of natural hazard are studied in order to understand how they operate, where, and how frequently they are likely to occur. Hazardous consequences are explored, as well as how society can respond to hazardous events. Key aspects include discussion of primary and secondary hazards, prediction, forecasting and monitoring of hazards, and understanding how their harmful effects can be minimised.
Natural hazards considered during this module include volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires, landslides, extreme weather events, flooding, avalanches and Mega Hazards. The module will also consider the concept of ¿Humans as Hazards¿. Lectures consider general principles as well as case studies. Practical classes reinforce concepts learned in lectures. The practical aspect of the work will culminate in a disaster management simulation day.
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GEG135
Sustainability and the Climate Emergency
This module explores the urgent challenges posed by climate change and the broader sustainability crisis through a dynamic, interdisciplinary lens. In this interactive module, you¿ll examine the science, politics, and lived realities of the climate crisis. You¿ll learn how societies have shaped the planet, how climate change affects people and ecosystems, and how we can imagine and build more sustainable futures.
Through lectures, debates, case studies, and a hands-on climate negotiation simulation, you¿ll develop critical thinking skills and explore real-world challenges. You¿ll also gain experience with systems thinking and futures mapping¿skills that are increasingly valued in sustainability-related careers.
Whether you're passionate about climate action, curious about global environmental politics, or looking to understand how societies can transition toward sustainability, GEG135 offers a rich and engaging foundation.
Cymraeg
Mae'r modiwl yma yn archwilio¿r heriau brys sy¿n deillio o newid hinsawdd a¿r argyfwng cynaliadwyedd ehangach o safbwynt ryngddisgyblaethol a deinamig. Yn yr modiwl rhyngweithiol yma, byddwch yn archwilio gwyddoniaeth, gwleidyddiaeth a realiti byw¿r argyfwng hinsawdd. Byddwch yn dysgu sut mae cymdeithasau wedi siapio¿r blaned, sut mae newid hinsawdd yn effeithio ar bobl ac ecosystemau, a sut y gallwn ddychmygu a chreu dyfodol mwy cynaliadwy.
Drwy ddarlithoedd, dadleuon, astudiaethau achos ac efelychiad trafodaeth hinsawdd ymarferol, byddwch yn datblygu sgiliau meddwl beirniadol ac yn archwilio heriau¿r byd go iawn. Byddwch hefyd yn meithrin profiad o feddwl systemig a mapio¿r dyfodol¿sgiliau sy¿n gynyddol werthfawr mewn gyrfaoedd sy¿n ymwneud â chynaliadwyedd.
P¿un a ydych yn angerddol am weithredu ar newid hinsawdd, yn chwilfrydig am wleidyddiaeth amgylcheddol fyd-eang, neu¿n awyddus i ddeall sut y gall cymdeithasau bontio tuag at gynaliadwyedd, mae GEG135 yn cynnig sylfaen gyfoethog a chyffrous.
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GEG135C
Cynaliadwyedd a'r Argyfwng Hinsawdd
Bydd y modiwl hwn yn gyflwyniad i newid amgylcheddol byd-eang a bydd yn ystyried agweddau ar
gynaliadwyedd fel pwnc sy¿n effeithio ar fywydau bob dydd. Mae her cynaliadwyedd yn sylweddol a bydd y darlithoedd yn eich darparu â¿r wybodaeth a fydd ei hangen arnoch i ymwneud â Nodau Datblygu Cynaliadwy¿r Cynaliadwy.
This module is an introduction to global environmental change and explores aspects of the issue of sustainability as it affects everyday lives. The challenge of sustainability is significant and the lectures will provide you with the information needed to engage with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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GEG140C
Dulliau Maes
Welsh Translation to follow
This module aims to provide diverse skills in undertaking research. Students will gain experience in methods of data collection in the field for a geographical research question, analysing and interpreting the data obtained, and understanding the limitations of the work.
In part 1 of this module, students follow a physical or human geography project option, depending on their geography degree specialism:
Part 1: Physical Geography
Students following a physical geography-based degree will look at sea-level change and its impacts on communities and ecosystems. During classroom sessions we will consider the causes of sea-level change and how it is measured. We will undertake local visits to explore the potential impacts of sea level on our locality and on our coastal university. We will consider built-up and rural environments and different mitigation policies that may be used. You will apply a technique of Stakeholder Analysis to consider economic and social impacts of sea-level change.
Part 1: Human Geography
The human geography project focusses on Cities and Photography. Students will investigate the use of photography through three Visual Methodologies: Photo-Documentation, Photo-Elicitation, and Photo-Essays. Students will take part in a photo documentation workshop and group photography fieldwork in Swansea City Centre. They will also complete a photo essay aided by group discussion, to select concept, theme, whether analytical or evocative photographs (or both), and discussion of the links between practice and visual methodologies in literature.
Part 2: Field data collection and critical analysis skills.
Part 2 of this module is common to all geography degree specialisms. Using data collected by yourselves and other undergraduate students for the field sites, you will learn and apply analysis techniques to interpret the datasets, and become aware of sources of uncertainty and limitations of the data, equipment or field techniques. In doing so, we use the field data and build on skills that students developed earlier in the module, collect new datasets and apply statistical analysis techniques that were learnt in the previous semester to your own data.
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GEG252ICE
Geographical Fieldwork skills : Iceland
The module is concerned with identifying and defining geographical questions within a specific field location and applying the relevant geographical skills, knowledge and techniques to these questions. The general aims are to observe, analyse and achieve an understanding of the varied geographical landscapes and inherent features of a designated fieldweek location. The module comprises a week's fieldwork at a designated, normally foreign, location and preparatory and post-fieldweek lectures and other classes.
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GEG278
Dissertation Preparation Skills
This module builds upon student knowledge of social research methods and environmental methods (delivered in GEG277) through to the formulation of a dissertation proposal. The module focuses on key dissertation planning and preparation skills.
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GEGM15
Qualitative Research Methods
This is a ¿hands on¿ module concerned specifically with how to effectively and reflectively ¿do¿ qualitative methods in the social sciences. It complements and builds on similar modules in quantitative approaches and epistemological and ontological frameworks such as CRM02, CRM03, POM32 and EDM18.
After two initial lectures situating the contested and shifting notion of ¿the field¿ and relationships between theory and practice, students will engage in a series of hands-on, practical workshops in specific methods.
Workshops will be of 3 hours duration each and will include a theoretical element, a practice element and a reflection element. Following each workshop students will be asked to complete a short, 800-word reflection on the applicability of the research method to their discipline and set of research questions. Students will be encouraged in their reflections to consider both the practical and academic aspects of ¿doing¿ each method. The completed reflective portfolio will be handed in at the end of the course for marking. The methods will vary depending on the staff complement teaching the module from year to year, but are very likely to include:
¿ Ethnographic methods and observation
¿ Archival research, oral history and biographical methods.
¿ Organisational research and interviewing elite actors
¿ Questionnaires, interviews and focus groups
¿ Mobile methods
¿ Participatory action research
¿ Textual and online methods.
