Module Information
Module Identifier
GGM1200
Module Title
GEOGRAPHICAL IMAGINATIONS: PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 11 x 1.5 hrs (as part of 3 hour sessions) |
| Lecture | 11 x 1.5 hrs (as part of 3 hour sessions) |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | PROJECT ESSAY Two Project Essays of not more than 7,000 words demonstrating a scholarly appreciation of key philosophical, epistemological and theorotical debates in cultural geography (one at the end of each semester - 35% for each essay), 70% | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | RESEARCH JOURNAL (6,000 words submitted in two stages) that reviews and critically evaluates the articles discussed within the human geography reading group and connects these to wider debates in human geography and cultural geography, 20%. | 20% |
| Semester Assessment | ORAL PRESENTATIONS within the reading groups, 10% | 10% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmission of failed components |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be able to
- demonstrate knowledge of the recent development and contemporary nature of key philosophical and methodological debates in Human Geography
- form an individual understanding and position on these debates, especially in relation to their own field of enquiry
- demonstrate knowledge of the ways in which philosophical, conceptual and methodological issues are linked around the practice of Human Geography
- articulate these knowledges and positions within small group discussions containing both postgraduates and staff
- show an appreciation of the ways in which these methodological and theoretical debates can be related to public policy debates
Brief description
This elective module will provide students with a knowledge of the key philosophical and methodological debates in human geography. Srudents will develop an understanding, through reading and critically engaging with the themes and literatures examined therein, of the skills required to develop proficiency in intellectual argument and academic writing.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7