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On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- identify key themes and concepts in historical geography;
- understand the emergence of regional and place specific identities and landscapes;
- demonstrate an ability to use and analyse a range of historical geography source material; and
- analyse how the past shapes and can be read in modern political, socio-economic and cultural landscapes.
Wk 1: Introducing Global Historical Geographies
Wk 2: Ancient Civilisations [Rome]
Wk 3: Competing Explorations [Portugal / China]
Wk 4: Imperialism [The Americas]
Wk 5: Colonialism [Australia]
Wk 6: Reading Week
Wk 7: Doing Historical Geography
Wk 8: 19th C Colonialism [Africa]
Wk 9: Decolonialism [Kenya]
Wk 10: Postcolonialism [Java]
Wk 11: Historical Legacies Today
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Practical | 4 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 78 |
Total | 102 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Project: 900 word assignment based on content of practical workshops in Week 7. | Week 9 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Assignment: 500 word 'wiki' style assignment | Week 4 | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Essay: Final essay replacing one hour end of semester exam | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
- Group feedback on common issues arising from the written assignment will be provided during lectures. - Timely individualised feedback will be provided via Brightspace on the written assignment. - Students are welcome to meet with the module coordinator during office hours if more detailed feedback / further clarification is required.