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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module GEOG2581: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Department: Geography
GEOG2581: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 2 | 20 | Available in 2010/2011 | None. | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- To introduce students to the field of academic political geography
- Promote an appreciation of the relationship between politics and geography
- Develop understandings of the politics of space - and the spaces of politics
- Engage issues in contemporary global geopolitics
Content
- Politics, Geography and Political Geography
- Space, Territory, Security
- Contemporary Geopolitics
- Performing / Representing Geopolitics
- Terror, Borders, Dissent
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- Students are expected to be able to:
- Trace the emergence and evolution of academic political geography
- Understand key political geographic concepts such as space, territory, power and security
- Show an appreciation of the ways in which the political world is constituted through geographical representations
Subject-specific Skills
- Students are expected to be able to:
- Think critically about the texts of academic and popular geopolitics
- Think critically about contemporary global geopolitics
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The lectures will introduce students to the concepts, theories and contemporary issues of political geography and global geopolitics
- Small group discussion in tutorials will allow students to work through theoretical understandings introduced in lectures and apply such understandings to contemporary examples
- Examination and coursework will test critical understanding of concepts and critical thinking
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 15 | weekly | 2 hours | 30 | |
| Tutorials | 3 | Approx termly | 1 hour | 3 | Yes |
| Preparation and Reading | 167 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam | 67% | unseen exam | 2 hours | 100% | |
| Essay | 33% | coursework essay | 5 x sides A4 | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is provided through feedback on a written assignment prior to summative coursework
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.