GCAP 3026 Developing Interdisciplinary Field Studies for Environmental Issues

Undergraduate Course, Hong Kong Baptist University, 2022

This is an Experiential-learning course. This course provides experiential learning opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and skills to tackle complex real-life problems via developing and organising field studies. Students will identify environmental or social issues for their field studies, in which they can engage the communities to obtain first-hand materials and feedback for their investigating issues. Students will have the opportunities to apply their interdisciplinary knowledge for designing a field trip study to investigate/research these issues.

LecturesApprox. hours
I. Overviews of Environmental or Social Issues with Interdisciplinary Approach6
II. Training Sessions: Field Study, Research and Communication6
III. Pre-fieldwork Workshop6
IV. Field Activities39
V. Post-fieldwork Workshops9