GEG-10013 - Module Specification
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The module seeks to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of the diversity of approaches and content of Human Geography, ranging from human's impact on the environment to the challenges faced by contemporary societies in the forms of class, race, gender, age and sexuality. It seeks to understand the range of Human Geographical processes that have shaped and are shaping the human environment about us from agricultural and rural developments through the processes of modernisation, urbanisation and population growth to the problems presented by regionalism, nationalism, and globalisation. It seeks to demonstrate the importance of changing and differing readings and interpretations of the human environment from large-scale empirical analyses of major human activities to small-scale qualitative appreciations of the individual's interaction with space.

To enable students to evaluate changing conceptions and understandings of space and place; how these are shaped / re-shaped internally and externally and implications for inclusion / exclusion.
To equip students with a stronger understanding of what it means to be a citizen of the world in the 21st century, with the interconnections of space, power, and identity politics, which are more intricate and complex than ever before.
To enable students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the diversity of angles, topics and and content of present-day Human Geography; to understand the range of Human Geographical processes that have shaped and are shaping the human environment about us; to appreciate the importance of changing and differing readings and interpretations of the human environment, from large-scale empirical analyses of major human activities to small-scale qualitative appreciations of individual's interaction with space and place.
To provide students with the ability to gather, synthesize, and interpret information from a range of different Human Geography sources; to provide an ability to present and assess differing interpretations and arguments in written form on key issues in Human Geography.

Intended Learning Outcomes

describe and explain the scope, development, key concepts, and major approaches in the discipline of Human Geography: 1,2
evaluate the different methods of empirical inquiry in human geography and the range of different data and perspectives that can be used to carry out research in human geography: 1,2
apply basic theories and concepts in Human Geography, and to demonstrate awareness of different approaches to problem-solving in Human Geography: 1,2
identify key concepts in Human Geography: 1
gather and synthesize academic literature on key issues in human geography and use this material to discuss current debates and recent developments in the discipline: 1,2

Study hours

20 hours lectures and/or learning activities
20 hours lecture preparation
30 hours essay preparation and essay writing
50 hours directed reading
30 hours portfolio preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment