FSC | Field Studies Council

Field Studies Council: Bringing Environmental Understanding to All

Advanced Higher

FSC has developed specific courses for those studying Advanced Higher geography to enable teachers to quickly and easily book a fieldtrip, safe in the knowledge that it will be directly related to work taught in the classroom and will contribute to achieving SQA Arrangement requirements.

Geographical Methods and Techniques3 day

This three day course is designed to meet the needs of the Geographical Methods and Techniques module of the syllabus

  • Geographical sampling methods
  • Data collection using a range of fieldwork techniques
  • Analysis and presentation of data
  • Investigations into Soils, Fluvial systems, Geomophology and Mapping techniques3
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Advanced Geographical Methods and Techniques5 day

This five day course is designed to meet the needs of the Geographical Methods and Techniques module of the syllabus. This longer course covers the same content as the three day course, but enables students to gain further experience in fieldwork and to experience a wider range of habitats.

  • Geographical sampling methods
  • Data collection using a range of fieldwork techniques
  • Analysis and presentation of data
  • Investigations into Soils, Fluvial systems, Geomophology and Mapping techniques
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