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On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:
• Discuss the geographies of population change at a range of scales from global to local, and the factors contributing to these changes.
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of the structural factors constraining and facilitating the alteration of current population trajectories and the potential for population shock events to disrupt these.
• Critically analyse the limitations of the sources available for the study of population geography.
• Critically debate the potential future geographies of global population development from quantitative and qualitative perspectives and through the lens of sustainable development.
• Demonstrate the development of increased critical writing and analytical skills through synthesising readings, formal presentations and the compilation of a research essay.
Week 1 Introduction – problematising population in the 21st Century
Week 2 History of global population growth – changing spatial patterns & distributions
Week 3 Competing population projections
Week 4 Sources for the study of population
Week 5 Theorising population growth
Week 6 What does sustainable population growth look like?
Week 7 Reading Week
Week 8 Group Project Presentations
Week 9 Population Shocks - Disease & Conflict
Week 10 Migration
Week 11 Regulating population growth – government intervention
Week 12 Climate change and global population
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Specified Learning Activities | 95 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 90 |
Total | 205 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Presentation: Individual Presentation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Project: 3500 word end of semester research essay | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Group Project: Group Project Presentation - In groups you will research the key population challenges facing one world region (as assigned in class). Together you will prepare a presentation for in-class delivery. | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Group Project: Group Project Report -each group will write a briefing report on the world region you presented on, taking on board the feedback from the in-class presentations. | Week 9 | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Attendance: Preparation, participation and submission of a learning journal. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
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 learning journal / presentations will be provided during class. - Timely individualised feedback will be provided on written assignments. - Students are welcome to meet with the module coordinator during office hours if more detailed feedback / further clarification is required.