THE UNDERGRADUATE GEOGRAPHY FIELDWEEK - CHALLENGES AND CHANGES

In the 1990s, undergraduate geography programmes have come under press ure to change from both internal and external forces. In part, this re lates to the process of restructuring associated with the increasing t rend towards modular undergraduate courses in higher education institu tions in the United Kingdom. There has also been a growing emphasis on incorporating training into undergraduate degree programmes, particul arly to encourage the development of transferable skills which enhance graduate employability. This paper looks at how the traditional under graduate geography fieldweek lends itself to being reshaped and reorga nised to meet the challenges of these changes. Issues are illustrated with reference To a well-established, second-year fieldweek to Belgium and The Netherlands.