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GEO2145 : Social and Cultural Geography

  • Offered for Year: 2026/27
  • Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Raksha Pande
  • Lecturer: Professor Alison Stenning, Dr Catherine Walker, Dr Soudeh Ghaffari, Professor Alastair Bonnett, Dr James Riding
  • Owning School: Geography, Politics & Sociology
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 2 Credit Value: 20
ECTS Credits: 10.0
European Credit Transfer System
Pre-requisite

Modules you must have done previously to study this module

Code Title
GEO1010Interconnected World
Pre Requisite Comment

Other pre-requisites may be accepted with the approval of Module Leader.

Co-Requisite

Modules you need to take at the same time

Co Requisite Comment

N/A

Aims

This module has the following aims:
-       to introduce students to social and cultural geographical approaches used to understand extant societal issues.
-       to engage students in an appreciation of the unique perspective that a social and cultural geographical lens brings to the study of space, society, environment and culture.
-       to teach them about social and cultural geography equipped conceptual terminology that will allow them to abstract out and examine real world issues in a critical and informed manner.
-       to encourage them to examine empirical case studies through an intersectional and global geographical perspective.

Outline Of Syllabus

The module will be organised in six teaching blocks each discussing ( but not limited to) the following themes:
I: Conceptual Foundations
II: Environment and society
III: Culture and landscape
IV: Emotions and everyday life
V: Digital spaces
VI: Our place in the world

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion140:0040:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture62:0012:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture121:0012:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesWorkshops71:007:00N/A
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesDrop-in/surgery21:002:00N/A
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study1127:00127:00N/A
Total200:00
Jointly Taught With
Code Title
GEO2146Social and Cultural Geography (Semester 1 for Exchange Students)
GEO2147Social and Cultural Geography (Semester 2 for Exchange Students)
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Lectures introduce, develop and illustrate the theory, policy and empirical substance of the course.

Workshops provide an opportunity for lecturer-led support in critical analysis of course material.

Scheduled contact time will also take the form of two assessment surgeries for discussion and clarification of guidance and Q&A about assignments.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Essay2M502000 words essay.
Oral Presentation2M50Pre-recorded individual presentation (7mins).
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The assessments have been designed to aid student learning in an incremental way, provide choice and opportunities for independent thinking and to cover both the social and cultural geography focus of the module. The first assessment will require students to craft an argument via the medium of essay writing. This assessment will help build their knowledge of extant research on a chosen topic and help them develop the foundational skill of critically analysing academic texts. The second assessment takes forward the knowledge developed in the first assessment to apply it to developing a presentation. It will enhance students’ skills of developing persuasive arguments by synthesising visual and textual information.

Reading Lists

Timetable