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Undergraduate Course: Human Geography (GEGR08007)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course provides a foundation for the understanding of fundamental concepts and current ideas in human geography for the Geography degree programmes. The development of cultural, social, political and economic spaces at a variety of scales and the interaction of human societies with the biophysical environment form the basis of the course. Students will be introduced to key geographical theories and concepts and to basic research methods.
Course description Lecture 1: What is geography? An introduction to the course
Lecture 2: Pre-capitalist worlds
Lecture 3: The emergence of capitalism
Lecture 4: Introduction to the IT Practical
Lecture 5: Introduction to the Degree Project
Lecture 6: Colonialism and imperialism
Lecture 7: A globalizing world
Lecture 8: The invention of development
Lecture 9: Development and globalization
Lecture 10: Development and postcolonialism
Lecture 11: Postdevelopment (plus feedback session)
Lecture 12: Waste
Lecture 13: Social constructions of nature: wilderness
Lecture 14: Future natures
Lecture 15: States, sovereignty and borders
Lecture 16: Nationalism (and landscape)
Lecture 17: Geopolitics in times of war and peace
Lecture 18: Living in an urban world
Lecture 19: Urban living
Lecture 20: Geographies of ¿race¿, gender and sexuality 1
Lecture 21: Geographies of ¿race¿, gender and sexuality 2
Lecture 22: Revision lecture
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  212
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 7, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 4, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 149 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Students are required to pass both the degree coursework and the exam in order to pass the course.
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Class Assessment: Essay marked by tutor (1000 words), computer practical assessed online/by IT lecturer. DP: Attendance at all tutorials, project workshops and computer practical, submission of class essay and computer-based practical.

Degree Assessment: 40% Project (2000 words), 60% exam (2 essay answers). The 40/60 assessment reflects the relative teaching contact and independent study time which students are expected to spend in preparing for each part of the degree assessment. At least 40% must be achieved in each component (and overall) to pass the course.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Human Geography2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Learning Outcomes
The course is designed so that students are introduced to key geographical theories and concepts and to basic research methods. This course is designed to provide a foundation for future studies in Geography. Students will gain a broad understanding of the development of cultural, social, political and economic spaces at a variety of scales and the interaction of human societies with the biophysical environment. Students will learn how to tackle geographical issues of place and environment and be given scope within the course to pursue their curiosity about the surrounding social, cultural, political and economic landscapes. The significance of spatial and temporal scales will be introduced, and a consideration of ethics and values developed. The IT assessed practical is designed to introduce students to some of the range of standard applications used to process and obtain data in this field. In the class essay students are expected to demonstrate a critical understanding of some of the main concepts in human geography.
Reading List
Cloke, P., Crang, P. and Goodwin, M. (2013) Introducing Human Geographies (Third edition). London: Routledge
Detailed reading list is provided in the course handbook
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Students select just one of the tutorial time slots
KeywordsGEGR08007
Contacts
Course organiserDr Julie Cupples
Tel: (0131 6)51 4315
Email: Julie.Cupples@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Beth Muir
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
Email: beth.muir@ed.ac.uk
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