Undergraduate Course: Social and Cultural Geography (GEGR08004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Geography |
Other subject area | Environmental Courses |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding social relations, cultural identity and social inequality. We examine how social life is structured at a variety of scales - with respect to bodies, homes, neighbourhoods, cities, nations, and the world as a whole - drawing from policies, practices and everyday lives in Western Europe, North America and Australasia. The many case studies are used to consider how social inequalities are made, and how social identities are negotiated, around the themes of class, gender, sexuality, health, disability and 'race'.
The overriding concern of the course is to show how, and consider why, the material and the cultural aspects of social life are linked. In particular we explore the way social inequalities are not only made (through the unequal distribution of incomes and wealth) but also legitimised and contested as individuals and groups struggle over meanings and representations. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Human Geography (GEGR08007)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | Central | Tutorial | | 2-11 | 10:00 - 10:50or 11:10 - 12:00or 12:10 - 13:00 | | or 10:00 - 10:50or 11:10 - 12:00or 12:10 - 13:00 | | or 10:00 - 10:50 |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
plus tutorials |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
This course is designed:
1. To provide you with a broad understanding of the scope, core concepts and some current debates in social and cultural geography, which will provide a foundation for more specialised Year 3 and 4 courses.
2. To provide a detailed knowledge of why geography matters to the analysis and understanding of social relations, cultural identity and social inequality
3. To encourage you to develop your oral and written communication skills so that you are confident conveying complex information to a range of audiences for a range of purposes e.g. during discussion in tutorial groups or through essay writing
4. To encourage effective group working and individual study
5. To develop your skills of constructive criticism and analysis so you can apply these to mainstream issues within social and cultural geography
6. To encourage the formation of independent opinions and develop your ability to know when these opinions are worth defending and when they might better be revised, and
7. To encourage you to read widely using bibliographic databases and other library resources. |
Assessment Information
| One 2000 word Project = 35%, One two-hour examination (2 questions) = 65%; Resit = 100%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | GEGR08004 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nina Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 4242
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Course secretary | Mrs Catherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 9847
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