GEO2122 : Political Geography (Semester 2 for Exchange Students)
GEO2122 : Political Geography (Semester 2 for Exchange Students)
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Nick Megoran
- Lecturer: Dr Matt Benwell, Dr Ingrid A. Medby, Dr Matthew Richmond
- 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 | |
Pre-requisite
Modules you must have done previously to study this module
Pre Requisite Comment
N/A
Co-Requisite
Modules you need to take at the same time
Co Requisite Comment
This 10 credit S2 version of the module is only available to Study Abroad Students who are attending Newcastle University for one semester only (semester 2) (no co-requisite required).
Aims
This course aims to give students a thorough grounding in the concepts, practices and disciplinary traditions of political geography. In doing so, students will be equipped with the skills to critically analyse the spatialities of political life from local to global scales.
Outline Of Syllabus
LECTURES
Part 1: GEOPOLITICS
Geopolitics, classical and critical
The War on Terror I&II
Popular geopolitics
Environmental and Resource geopolitics
Great Power Geopolitics
Practical/performative geopolitics
Geopolitics and nonviolence
Concepts that matter: Planetary political geography
Learning Outcomes
Intended Knowledge Outcomes
By the end of the course the student will:
1. Have a sound knowledge and understanding of the tenets and background of political geography and will be able to critically evaluate the position of the sub-discipline in relation to broader geographical enquiry.
2. Be able to critically assess the production of geopolitical knowledge and will have an understanding of the various means by which this knowledge is communicated and reproduced.
3. Be able to start to think about the ethical implications of living in the world they have come to better understand.
Intended Skill Outcomes
By the end of the course the student will have developed:
1. The ability to summarise, assess, explain and critically evaluate different theories and arguments.
2. The ability to formulate, present, defend and revise reasoned arguments in the contexts of individual writing, group discussion, and the public sphere.
3. The ability to recognise, interpret and critically evaluate the political geographic content of everyday life, as experienced across a range of quotidian sites including landscapes, news media, films, novels, and places of work.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 9 | 2:00 | 18:00 | |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 65:00 | 65:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Optional reading seminars |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures, activities and directed reading aim to thoroughly ground students in the concepts, practices and disciplinary traditions of political geography, focusing on Geopolitics and Citizenship, to critically evaluate these, and to connect them to a broad range of case studies in the world today.
Reading Lists
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | 100 | 2000 words |
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 | 2 | M | Formative assessment to be agreed between student and ML on an individual basis, from options including an annotated bibliography, oral presentation, or essay. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
1. Essay will assess knowledge and understanding of political geographic concepts relating to Geopolitics and Citizenship and their application to current affairs.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- GEO2122's Timetable
Past Exam Papers
- Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/
- GEO2122's past Exam Papers
General Notes
N/A
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