Economic Geography
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| GEOG2016 | Geography | 2 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- GEOG2016
- School
- Geography
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module introduces students to core concepts and empirical examples from economic geography. Topics may include:
- Changing economic geographies of the world economy during the 20th and 21st centuries
- Global cities, financial geographies and advanced producer services
- Alternative economies and labour resistance
- Economic geographies of the Global South
- Economic geographies of forced labour and migration
- Feminist economic geography
- Economic geography and the environment
Target Students
All students registered on the following degrees administered by the School of Geography: BA Human Geography, BSc Physical Geography, Geography with Business, and Geography with Archaeology if they have successfully completed the prerequisite module GEOG1008 Exploring Human Geography. Available to external students only if they have successfully completed the prerequisite module GEOG1008 Exploring Human Geography.Available to Exchange students.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
Teaching will take place with a mix of lectures and seminars.
Assessment
- 30% Coursework 1: 1,000 words.
- 70% Coursework 2: 3,000 words
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To provide an understanding of the evolution of the field of Economic Geography from a variety of perspectives. The module will build on foundation principles taught during the Qualifying Year and will feed in to more specialised, research-led modules in Part 2. Students studying this module will be expected to develop a broad and critical understanding of the geographies of the global space economy, different ways of conceptualising socio-economic change, and of the importance of different scales of analysis. The module will also consider these broader conceptual issues through the lens of particular, research-ledempirical examples from around the world, with a clear focus on the global south.Learning Outcomes
a. Knowledge and understanding:
- Demonstrate comprehension of the changing geographies of the economy.
- Demonstrate comprehension of the significance of socio-spatial relationships as influences upon processes of economic relations.
- Demonstrate comprehension of the diversity of economic spaces at various scales.
- Apply understandings of concepts and theories of production, consumption, circulation and social production within different contexts.
b. Intellectual Skills:
- Illustrate and discuss the contested and provisional nature of knowledge and understanding in the field of economic geography.
- Synthesise information and recognise relevance.
- Develop a sustained and reasoned argument.
- Evaluate and articulate weaknesses in the arguments of others.
- Articulate and communicate personal views about issues of economic development.
c. Professional Practical Skills:
- Evaluate the diversity of specialised techniques and approaches involved in collecting information in the fields of economic geography.
- Evaluate the diversity of specialised techniques and approaches involved in analysing geographical information in the field of economic geography.
d. Transferable Skills:
- Communicate geographical ideas, principals and theories effectively and fluently by written means.
- Undertake independent/ self-directed study/ learning to achieve consistent, proficient and sustained attainments.
- Reflect on the process of learning and evaluate strengths and weaknesses.