Program Overview

Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy Module

The Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy module, coded as GE21001, is a comprehensive course that explores human geography through social, cultural, and political issues in the contemporary world.

Module Details

• Credits: 20
• Level: 2
• Semester: Semester 1
• School: School of Humanities Social Sciences and Law
• Discipline: Energy Environment and Society

What You Will Learn

In this module, students will:

• Learn about contemporary human geography, focusing on issues of power and inequality
• Establish connections between theories from economics, politics, cultural, and social geography using real-world examples
• Develop skills in geographical analysis and presentation that are transferable to other disciplines and non-academic spheres

By the end of this module, students will be able to:

• Assess issues of power and inequality and their relation to human geography
• Understand how various unequal relationships shape economic and political geographies at different levels
• Apply concepts and theories of cultural geography to themes such as urban change, mapping, and global social processes
• Understand how people come together and compete for certain areas and appreciate how geography helps us understand, question, and interact with important parts of everyday life
• Use geographical skills to investigate issues through fieldwork or online research
• Present geographical ideas and information in written and visual formats

Assignments / Assessment

• Individual media report (50%)
• Group presentation (50%) This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching Methods / Timetable

• Three lectures per week (except for reading week 6 and presentation week 9)
• Workshops in weeks 3, 7, 8, and 11

Courses

This module is available on the following courses:

Economics Courses

• Economics and Politics MA (Hons)
• Business Economics with Marketing BSc (Hons)
• International Business with Marketing MA (Hons)
• Business Economics with Marketing MA (Hons)
• Economics and International Relations MA (Hons)
• International Business with Marketing BSc (Hons)
• Geography and Economics MA (Hons)
• Business Economics with Marketing and Politics MA (Hons)
• Financial Economics with Spanish MA (Hons)
• International Business with French MA (Hons)
• Financial Economics with French MA (Hons)
• International Business with Spanish MA (Hons)
• Economics and History MA (Hons)
• Economics with Spanish MA (Hons)
• Business Economics with Marketing and Geography MA (Hons)

Politics and International Relations Courses

• Economics and Politics MA (Hons)
• Economics and International Relations MA (Hons)
• Geography and Politics MA (Hons)
• Business Economics with Marketing and Politics MA (Hons)
• Geopolitics MA (Hons)

Architecture and Urban Planning Courses

• Geography and Planning MA (Hons)
• Environmental Sustainability MA (Hons)
• Environmental Sustainability and Geography MA (Hons)

Geography / Environmental Science Courses

• Geography and Planning MA (Hons)
• Environmental Science and Geography MA (Hons)
• Geography and Politics MA (Hons)
• Environmental Science BSc (Hons)
• Geography and Psychology MA (Hons)
• Geography and History MA (Hons)
• Geography and Economics MA (Hons)
• Geography and Environmental Science BSc (Hons)
• Geography with Spanish MA (Hons)
• Geography MA (Hons)
• Geography with French MA (Hons)
• Business Economics with Marketing and Geography MA (Hons)
• Geopolitics MA (Hons)
• Geography BSc (Hons)

Psychology Courses

• Geography and Psychology MA (Hons)

History Courses

• Geography and History MA (Hons)
• Economics and History MA (Hons)