Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of York
Course Title:
Introduction to Human Geography
Course Number:
ENV00019C
Course Description:
The module aims to focus on a number of distinct human geography themes including, how the discipline has developed and what constitutes human geography concerns, society and space, place, landscape, and nature(s), as well as sub-disciplines of human geography including political, environmental, rural, social and cultural geography. The module aim is to provide an understanding of why ‘where-ness’ (space, place, region, location, territory, distance, scale) matters, and demonstrate how human geographical concepts and skills can be used in providing insight and potential solutions to contemporary local and global (environmental) issues. The module provides both an introduction to contemporary human geography at level 4 and a comprehensive and wide-ranging framework for a more detailed study in human geography at subsequent levels of the degree programme. Through small group discussions (within lectures, workshops, and seminars), students will be able to develop their existing knowledge in relation to emerging research areas, critically appraise current research via debate and discussion and relate research to its scientific, political, economic, geographical, and societal context. Lectures will be used to set the context to the module, and introduce blocks of theoretical and/or empirical material that will then be used and applied in tutorials/seminars, practicals/workshops, and assessments.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GGS 103 + GGS ----
Course URL:
https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/manage/programmes/module-catalogue/module/ENV00019C/latest
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