Year 1
units (100 credits)
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1A
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A student will take
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Semester 1
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GEO117
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New Horizons in Geography
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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Semester 2
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GEO115
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Introduction to Environmental Geographies
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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Full academic year
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GEO114
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Introduction to Human Geography
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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GEO118
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Geographical Methods
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ACAD YR
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40 credits
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units (20 credits)
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1B
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A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 20 credits.
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Year 2
units (20 credits)
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2A
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A student will take
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Semester 1
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GEO275
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Geographical Data in the World
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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Semester 2
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GEO248
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Research Design for Geography and Environmental Science
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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units (10 credits)
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2B
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A student will take 10 credits from this group.
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Semester 1
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GEO257
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Qualitative Methods
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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GEO262
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Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
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AUT SEM
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10 credits
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AND
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units (10 credits)
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2C
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A student will take 10 credits from this group.
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Semester 2
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GEO271
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Human Geography Fieldclass A
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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GEO272
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Human Geography Fieldclass B
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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GEO273
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Human Geography Fieldclass C
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SPR SEM
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10 credits
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AND
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units (40 credits)
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2D
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A student will take 40 credits from this group.
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Semester 1
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GEO258
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Geographies of Development
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO259
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Atmospheres and Oceans
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO269
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Social and Cultural Geographies
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO277
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Environmental Pollution and Quality
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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Semester 2
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GEO243
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Political Geographies
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO246
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Environment, Society and Politics
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO261
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Ice Age Earth
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO268
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Glaciers and Ice Sheets
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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Full academic year
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GEO276
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Water and Soil Processes in the Environment
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ACAD YR
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20 credits
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units (40 credits)
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2E
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A student will take unrestricted units to the value of 40 credits.
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Year 3
3A
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A student must normally achieve a weighted mean grade of 55 or above at Level 1 and a weighted mean grade of 60 or above in Semester 1 of Level 2 in order to continue as a student for / be considered for transfer to, the Degree of BA Geography with a Year Abroad, progression being at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be permitted to become instead a student for the Degree of BA Geography (GEOU04).
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3B
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Before proceeding to the final year a student will spend one session in an appropriate country, in attendance as a full-time student at a university or other approved institution, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.
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3C
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During the Year Abroad, the student will attend courses of study in the host university. Examinations in that university in subjects studied will carry a value of one hundred and twenty credits for which no University of Sheffield grade shall be awarded. A student who fails to satisfy these requirements will normally be required to become instead a student for the Degree of BA Geography (GEOU04).
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units (120 credits)
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3D
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A student will take
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Full academic year
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GEO391
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Geography Year Abroad
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ACAD YR
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120 credits
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Year 4
units (40 credits)
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4A
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A student will take
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Full academic year
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GEO356
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Dissertation for Geography& Environmental Science
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ACAD YR
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40 credits
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units (60 credits)
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4B
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A student will take 60 credits from this group.
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Semester 1
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GEO3000
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Urban Exploration
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO3002
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Advanced Geospatial Analysis
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO336
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Development and Global Change
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO386
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Global South Fieldclass
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO387
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Geographies of Consumption
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO388
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Glacial Environments
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO390
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Professional Skills for Environmental Science
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO393
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Global City Fieldclass
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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GEO396
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Coastal Processes
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AUT SEM
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20 credits
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Semester 2
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GEO3001
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Philosophy, Aesthetics and Place
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO368
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Planetary Geoscience
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO380
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New Zealand Field Class
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO381
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Geographies of Politics and Society
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO383
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Urban Transformations
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO384
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Critical Ecologies
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO397
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Dangerous and Dynamic Earth
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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GEO399
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Independent Extended Essay
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SPR SEM
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20 credits
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units (20 credits)
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4C
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A student will take unrestricted F5 or F6 units to the value of 20 credits.
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4D
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A student may be required to undertake vacation fieldwork as part of the attendance requirements for certain units, the arrangements being subject to the approval of the Head of Department.
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