2013/14 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

GEOG1035 Leeds: From the Local to the Global (Joint Honours)

20 creditsClass Size: 80

Module manager: Dr Myles Gould
Email: m.i.gould@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2013/14

Pre-requisite qualifications

none

This module is mutually exclusive with

GEOG1025

Leeds: From the Local to the Global

Module replaces

Current level 1 BA Geography modules

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module focuses on the geographies if the city of Leeds in order to exemplify processes of urban change and to explore key themes in human geography. Students choose two from four 'themes': - Changing Economies (urban and economic geography);- Changing Populations (demography, health, social geography); - Culture, Media & Sport (cultural geography); - Where is Leeds Going? (modelling and imagining future geographies).The module involves a mixture of lectures (including film screenings) and small group activities (tutorials, seminars, fieldwork, practicals).

Objectives

- To introduce students to key human geography concepts, approaches, knowledge and skills through focused study in the city of Leeds
- To give students experience of human geography fieldwork
- To explore the historical and contemporary economic, social and cultural geography of Leeds through different learning activities
- To develop key skills in reading, analysis, writing, presentation and critique of a range of academic material, individually and in groups.

Learning outcomes
- Depending on which ‘blocks' are chosen (see below):The geography of places and their constitution by environmental, economic, social and political processes, and the influence of places on these processes
- The geographies of difference and inequality with particular reference to historical development, ethnicity, class, gender and the changing nature of urban and regional economies and policy
- Contemporary debates about time-space relationships, globalization and global interconnections
- Foundational knowledge of key human geography concepts and approaches applied to an extended case study.

Skills outcomes
Abstraction and synthesis of information from a variety of sources
Critical analysis and interpretation of data and text
Close reading of academic sources and critical appraisal of contrasting viewpoints, approaches and methods
Ability to contrast different approaches to key themes and topics, and navigate a path through these
Developing reasoned arguments
Plan, design, execute and report geographical research both individually and as part of a team
Undertake effective field work (with due regard for safety and risk assessment)
Collect, interpret and synthesise different types of quantitative and qualitative geographical data
Recognise the ethical issues involved in geographical debates and enquiries
Identify, retrieve, sort and exchange geographical information using a wide range of sources.

Syllabus

Students choose two from four 'themes':

- Changing economies (urban and economic geography);
- Changing populations (demography, health, social geography);
- Leeds: culture, media & sport (cultural geography);
- Where is Leeds going? (modelling and imagining future geographies).

Each will involve ten lectures, plus a mix of small group activities (tutorials, workshops, fieldwork).

Weekly tutorials will centre on practices of reading, by focussing on a small number of key articles that are read closely and 'dissected' to look at how they have been researched, argued and assembled; students will explore different ways of reading and the associated skills (note taking, summarizing, synthesis, critique).

Module begins with an outline of the approaches taken, the broader concepts and approaches being explored, and the learning activities, assessment etc.

Indicative syllabus:

Changing economies (10 x 1 hours lectures)
Leeds as a modern city; connections and flows into and out of Leeds; economic scales; postindustrial Leeds; the current economic geographies of the city; global Leeds?

Changing populations (10 x 1 hour lectures)
'Ethnoscapes' in Leeds; the social make-up of Leeds today; inequalities and changing social geographies; belonging in Leeds; multiculturalism and difference; predicting the future

Leeds: Culture, Media & Sport (10 x 1 hour lectures)
Art, architecture and the city; place promotion and branding; representing Leeds; sport and the city; nightscapes; subcultures, countercultures and ‘other' Leeds

Where is Leeds going? (10 x 1 hour lectures)
Student city or shoppers' paradise; city politics and urban change; Leeds and the triple crunch; greening Leeds and future cities; alternatives, utopias and dystopias; consolidation and reflection.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	10	1.00	10.00
Fieldwork	7	2.00	14.00
Group learning	10	1.00	10.00
Lecture	2	2.00	4.00
Lecture	20	1.00	20.00
Tutorial	10	1.00	10.00
Independent online learning hours			22.00
Private study hours			110.00
Total Contact hours			68.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will be given directed independent study, both individual and groupwork, supported by weekly tutorials. Tasks will be specific and also supported by VLE materials.

The aim of this is to inculcate a culture of independent working while supporting students while they are learning to learn.

Online learning will include some specific online tasks (such as Leeds for Life tutorials) plus review of course materials.

Private study will mainly be in preparation for assessments, and general review of module materials eg guided reading, preparation for presentations, etc.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Through weekly tutorials and formative assessments set on a regular basis and returned promptly to students with detailed feedback.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2 x 1,000 words + 1 x 1,500 (3 set, best 2 marks awarded)	60.00
Group Project	2 x 2,000 words (best double weighted)	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 05/08/2015

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