GEO1010 : Interconnected World
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Dr Kean Fan Lim
- Co-Module Leader: Dr Kathryn Manzo
- Lecturer: Dr Raksha Pande, Professor Nick Megoran, Dr Wen Lin, Dr Josep Almudever Chanza
- Owning School: Geography, Politics & Sociology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To introduce and provide a foundation for the study of human geography.
To outline the practice of human geography at University level
To introduce core concepts for thinking about global and local life
To provide an understanding of the complex interconnections underpinning everyday life across the globe.
Outline Of Syllabus
5 blocks introducing students to key areas of geographical research. Each block after the Foundations has 5 lectures + 1 seminar
The content list is indicative and subject to change.
FOUNDATIONS
Introduction: Why Geography Matters
Interconnected World Workshop
The Local and the Global
Globalization, A History From Above
Globalization, A History From Below
Foundations Seminar: A Global Sense of Place
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHIES: PRODUCTION, EXCHANGE AND INTERRELATIONS
The Geography of the Economy
The Global Production System
Finance: Money makes the world go round Consumption Geographies
Alternative Economies
Economic Seminar: Global Production Networks
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHIES: CONNECTIONS AND DISPLACEMENT IN A CHANGING WORLD
Intro: Territoriality and the World Map
The State
Geopolitics Migration Citizenship
Political Seminar: Imagined Communities
DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHIES: POVERTY, WEALTH AND POWER
Poverty and the development agenda
Institutions of Development
Climate Change and Development
Gender, Development & Environment (2 lectures)
Development Seminar: Development Theories
SOCIAL GEOGRAPHIES: SELF AND COMMUNITY IN AN INTERCONNETED WORLD
Fragmenting Societies
Living with Difference
Emotional Geographies
China and a World of Cities: Urban social geographies
Encounters and Public Space
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 28 | 1:00 | 28:00 | Present-in-Person Lectures |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 3 | 15:00 | 45:00 | 1 assessed essay |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 2 | 3:00 | 6:00 | Preparing and completing seminar tasks |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | Weekly recommended reading and engagement with recommended videos uploaded on Canvas. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | TA taught |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 94:00 | 94:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures provide the core material in the course.
Small group teaching centered on task in which group produces a multiple choice question on theme. Each seminar group feeds a question back to the module leader, which goes into assessment.
Lectures will also be given on assessment guidance and exam revision.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Examination | 90 | 1 | A | 75 | A digital exam in semester 1 assessment period |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | M | 25 | 1,000 words |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The essay will reflect the content taught in the foundations block, and will help assess students ability to deal with core concepts and context
The exam draws together content from the whole module, meaning that students are required to study and synthesize material from across the module as a whole, rather than only focusing on certain blocks
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- GEO1010's Timetable