英美高校地理学本科专业课程设置与教学特点

Undergraduate Curriculum Provision and Teaching Traits of Geography in Top British and American Universities

从2015年QS世界大学地理学专业排名前10的高校中选择了7所作为样本,通过各高校官网资料,从必修课、选修课、野外实习、毕业论文等环节的安排以及课程实施和评价等方面进行调研,收集了较全面的资料,分析了有关地理学本科课程设置、人才培养方面的规律和特点。结果表明:英美名校在地理学本科课程设置上强调学科基础面宽,地理特色的选修课灵活多样,教学形式多样、鼓励学生参与,课程考核评价方式综合,注重实践教学和本科生研究能力、综合素质的培养。我国高校在地理学专业课程建设中应当学习和借鉴。

This paper selected seven of the top ten universities in the QS 2015 worm university rankings in the subject of geography to collect information on required and selected programs, fieldwork and dissertation arrangement, teaching and course assessment on their official websites, to survey the traits of geography curriculum provision and talent cultivation. The results showed that these universities attach great importance to broad subject bases and abundant selections, diverse teaching and assessing methods, interactive classes, practice- and research-oriented training, and all-round development. This provides a good suggestion to the construction of the courses of geography in China＇s higher learning institutions.