GEO2144 : Development & Globalisation - Semester 2 (Study Abroad)
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Dr Matthew Richmond
- Lecturer: Professor Alastair Bonnett
- 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 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
•To provide students with an understanding of processes of development and globalisation
•To allow students to situate these understandings through recent debates on global change, culture and development
•To enable students to critically reflect upon the concept of globalisation through the application of geographical case studies and examples
•To encourage students to develop independent learning skills through reading, research and writing
Outline Of Syllabus
IMAGINED GLOBALIZATION: ‘THE WEST AND THE REST’
Orientalism: Imagined Geographies of the Middle East and Beyond
Occidentalism and Development in Global Context
The Idea of the West
Americanization and Global Development
Asia: A Contested Concept
The Asian Century?
GEOGRAPHICAL IMAGINATIONS AND UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT
Picturing Place, Viewing the World: Global Imaginations and Visual Media
The Power of Africanism: Africa in the Western Geographical Imagination
Global games, National Images: Sport Mega-events and Development
Uneven Globalisation and Rights-Based Development
Global Energy, Land and Development
Revision Lecture
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 83:30 | 83:30 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 1 | 1:30 | 1:30 | Revision lecture |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | N/A |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The teaching methods (lectures, workshops) are designed to enable students to develop critical understandings of globalization, culture and development. They encourage students to become familiar with key literature and authors in the field. The workshops equip students to apply concepts and ideas on globalization to a variety of case studies.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 2880 | 2 | M | 100 | Take Home Exam - 2000 words |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The assessment is designed to enable students to work and think independently. The workshops ask students to synthesise, compare and contrast different literatures on globalization, culture and development and this is assessed through a staggered individual portfolio document. This will enable students to absorb material in an incremental manner in preference to rote learning.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- GEO2144's Timetable