GEO2114 : Economic Geography (Semester 1 for Exchange Students)
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Dr Jessa Loomis
- Lecturer: Professor Andy Pike, Dr Kean Fan Lim, Professor Danny MacKinnon, Professor Stuart Dawley
- 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: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
1. To connect students with the research strengths and long tradition of economic geography research at Newcastle University, including the work of the internationally renowned Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies: www.ncl.ac.uk\curds. Working together, staff at Newcastle represent one of the largest and most internationally prominent groups of economic geographers operating in Europe and beyond.
2. To provide students with an introduction into the theoretical base of contemporary economic geography research.
3. To provide students with an understanding of a broad range of dynamics within economic space, including spatial circuits of value and uneven development: geographies of money and finance: regulatory geographies; geographies of innovation and knowledge; geographies of commodity chains; retail geographies; and the geographies of nature and economy.
4. To introduce and critically analyse a range of key factors in economic space including the state; Transnational corporations; labour and the workforce.
5. Illustrate these ideas with examples and case studies drawn from around the world and from a variety of economic sectors.
6. To build on concepts introduced at stage 1 in economic geography and a topical understanding of an interconnected world.
7. To better understand the policy–relevance of economic geography research
Outline Of Syllabus
Lectures covering the following areas:
PART I Intro and theoretical foundations of Economic Geography
PART II Key Actors
Seminars will explore these topics in more depth, including through case studies
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 11 | 1:00 | 11:00 | Delivered PiP |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 84:00 | 84:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 4 | 1:00 | 4:00 | Delivered PiP |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Scheduled on-line contact time | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Assessment guidance (online) |
| Total | 100:00 |
Jointly Taught With
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GEO2099 | Economic Geography |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures introduce, develop and illustrate theories and empirical material relating to different economic geographies and their dynamics
Small group teaching sessions combine specialist video illustrations of case studies with an opportunity for more interactive, student-led discussion, analysis and presentation of relevant material.
Opportunities for Q&A will be provided through one-on- one consultation via Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | M | 100 | 1600 word individual project |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | Student will complete an annotated bibliography relevant to the summative assessment |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The one-semester student will produce a version of the project which tests students’ ability to explore basic concepts and topics of economic geography in-depth, demanding critical reading and writing skills and an ability to gather and synthesise material.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- GEO2114's Timetable