Program Overview

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Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a course in Social Geography, focusing on place, space, and inequality. This course is part of the Bachelor's program in Geography and Geoinformatics, as well as the Bachelor's program in Landscape Architecture.

Course Description

The course provides an introduction to fundamental social geographic concepts and theories, emphasizing the identification and explanation of relevant theories and concepts related to central social geographic topics. The English title of the course is Social Geography – Place, Space and Inequality.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired knowledge about:

• Social inequality and social categorizations
• Spatial units, place understandings, representation of places, and place identity
• Socially sustainable societal development

Students will also develop skills to:

• Explain social geography as a field and scientific discipline
• Discuss the relationship between places and people's attachment to places
• Explain how social differences and inequalities affect and are affected by place and space
• Discuss approaches to social inequality and their spatial expressions
• Explain theories about local communities and debates on group formation

Competencies

Students will be able to analyze and explain central social geographic problems based on central theories and methods, and argue for specific social geographic approaches and methods at a scientific level.

Teaching Methods

The teaching method involves exercises, with the teaching plan available on the course homepage on Absalon.

Course Materials

Course literature is available on Absalon.

Notes

The course is one of a series of restricted elective courses that allow students to tailor their education in natural geography, social geography, geoinformatics, or environmental geography. The course is identical to the discontinued course NGEA04049U Social Geography. Students who have already passed NGEA04049U cannot take NIGB21032U.

Examination

The examination is a 20-minute oral exam, where the student draws a question from a set of known questions and is examined without preparation. All aids are allowed, and the assessment is based on a 7-point scale.

Re-examination

The re-examination follows the same format as the ordinary examination.

Assessment Criteria

See the course description.

Course Type

The course is a single-subject daytime course (with a waiting list).

Workload

• Category: Preparation (estimated) - 164 hours
• Theoretical exercises - 42 hours
• Total - 206 hours

Course Information

• Language of instruction: Danish
• Course number: NIGB21032U
• ECTS: 7.5
• Level: Bachelor
• Duration: 1 block
• Placement: Block 2
• Schedule group: C
• Capacity: 30

Department and Faculty

• Department: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management
• Faculty: Faculty of Science

Course Responsible

• Christine Benna Skytt-Larsen

Timetable

• 25E-B2-2; Hold 01; Socialgeografi - sted, rum og ulighed

Are you a BA or KA student?

Find the course in the course catalog for students.