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INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: GEOGRAPHY OF MODERN WESTERN SOCIETY

Module code: GY123
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: GEOGRAPHY
International:
Coordinator: Prof. Mark Boyle (GEOGRAPHY)

	Overview
	This module aims to provide students with an appreciation of the key geographical processes which mark modern western societies. Following an introduction to the historical emergence of these societies, this module will examine empire, colonial and post colonial impacts, population processes, cities and cityscapes, economic landscapes, migration and diaspora, social and cultural patterns, geopolitical trends and environmental pressures. Case studies from the traditional OECD countries (Europe, Japan, North America, Australia) and from emerging western national, cities, and regions (Eastern Europe, China) will be drawn upon.

Overview

This module aims to provide students with an appreciation of the key geographical processes which mark modern western societies. Following an introduction to the historical emergence of these societies, this module will examine empire, colonial and post colonial impacts, population processes, cities and cityscapes, economic landscapes, migration and diaspora, social and cultural patterns, geopolitical trends and environmental pressures. Case studies from the traditional OECD countries (Europe, Japan, North America, Australia) and from emerging western national, cities, and regions (Eastern Europe, China) will be drawn upon.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Identify the key geographical processes that form and characterize modern western societies Assess the relative importance of these geographical processes in explaining selected contemporary case studies Describe the principal themes which characterize systematic sub areas within the discipline of Geography

Teaching & Learning methods

Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	One-and-a-half-hour written examination. Continuous assessment mark is carried forward to the Autumn, barring exceptional circumstances. University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 90 minutes

	Co-Requisites
	GY124

	Timetable
	This timetable is not currently available, please contact the Geography Department.

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