GGM1240 - GEOGRAPHICAL IMAGINATIONS: PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Module Identifier

GGM1240

Module Title

GEOGRAPHICAL IMAGINATIONS: PHILOSOPHY IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Academic Year

2006/2007

Co-ordinator

Dr Peter R Merriman

Semester

Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters)

Course delivery

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