Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2012-2013 (archived)
Module GEOG2641: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
Department: Geography
GEOG2641: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
| Type | Open | Level | 2 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2012/13 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- Introduce students to developments in the academic field of economic geography
- Promote an appreciation of the changing and diverse ways in which geographers have theorized, conceptualized and debated the economic
- Develop understandings of the spaces and spatiality of economies across both the Global North and the Global South
- Engage critically in issues in contemporary economic geography, with particular reference to global production, global finance, and worlds of work
Content
- Introduction: What is ‘economy’?
- Monopolies, Markets and Production Networks
- Resources, Commodification and Commodity Chains
- Postcolonial Economies
- Finance Capital, Cities and Speculation
- Financialization, Production and Work
- Labour and Work
- Work, Women and Bodies
- Alternative and Proliferative Economies
- Conclusion: Theories and Themes
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Students are expected to be able to:
- Trace the development of the academic field of economic geography
- Understand key theories, concepts and debates in economic geography
- Show an appreciation of the ways in which space and spatiality matters in global economies
Subject-specific Skills:
- Students are expected to be able to:
- Understand and synthesize key literatures in economic geography
- Reflect critically about issues in contemporary economic geography, with particular reference to global production, global finance, and worlds of work
- Evaluate sources of evidence in contemporary public economic debates
Key Skills:
- Students are expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate expertise in critical reflection and analysis
- Communicate effectively in written form
- Demonstrate an ability to formulate critical and sophisticated arguments
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures will introduce students to the academic field of economic geography, theoretical and conceptual debates, and contemporary issues in production, finance, and work
- Discussion in workshops will allow students to work through theoretical and conceptual understandings introduced in lectures and apply such understandings to contemporary issues
- A fieldtrip will allow students to develop their own first-hand critical reflections on one of the issues in contemporary economic geography studied in the module
- Examination and coursework (fieldtrip report) will test critical understanding of concepts and critical thinking
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 12 | Weekly (unless workshop) | 2 hours | 24 | |
| Revision Class | 1 | Term 3 | 1 hour | 1 | |
| Workshops | 4 | Approx 2 per term | 1 hour | 4 | |
| Fieldtrip | 1 | Term 2 (weekend) | 1 day | 7 | ■ |
| Preparation and Reading | 164 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Unseen written examination | Component Weighting: 67% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Unseen written examination | 2 hours | 100% | |
| Component: Fieldtrip report | Component Weighting: 33% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Fieldtrip report | Max 5 sides A4 | 100% | |
Formative Assessment:
Formative assessment is provided through feedback on a piece of written work prior to summative assessment
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University