Semester 1
The course will begin with an introduction of its aims and content and discuss the nature of human geography as an academic discipline. Subsequent sections will consider some current issues and debates in historical geography, environmental geography, urban geography and political geography.
Semester 2
These sections will consider some current issues and debates in cultural geography, development geography, economic geography, and social geography. The semester will finish with a conclusion to the course, revision meetings and a discussion of the type of exam to be expected.
By the end of this module you should be able to:
- Have achieved a basic understanding of the nature of human geography at degree level
- Identify some key themes and concepts within human geography’s sub-disciplines, with particular reference to historical geography, environmental geography, cultural geography and political geography
- Understand human geography as a discipline rooted in real-world issues
- Have achieved a broader understanding of the scope and changing nature of human geography at degree level
- Identify some key themes and concepts within human geography’s sub-disciplines, with particular reference to urban, development, economic and social geography
- Relate basic conceptual understandings within human geography to real world issues