GEO2122 : Political Geography (Semester 2 for Exchange Students)
- Offered for Year: 2022/23
- Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
- Module Leader(s): Professor Nick Megoran
- Lecturer: Dr Matt Benwell, Dr Ingrid A. Medby, Dr Craig Jones
- Owning School: Geography, Politics & Sociology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
This course aims to give students a thorough grounding in the concepts, practices and disciplinary traditions of political geography. In doing so, students will be equipped with the skills to critically analyse the spatialities of political life from local to global scales.
Outline Of Syllabus
LECTURES
Part 1: GEOPOLITICS
NM: Geopolitics, classical and critical
CJ: The War on Terror
MB: Popular geopolitics
NM: Environmental and Resource geopolitics
Part 2: CITIZENSHIP
MB: Geographies of citizenship
MB: Nationalism
MB: Young people and political agency
NM: The nonviolent revolution
NM+: Conclusion
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 15:00 | 15:00 | N/A |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 9 | 2:00 | 18:00 | Pre-recorded lecture material |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 65:00 | 65:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Optional reading seminars |
| Total | 100:00 |
Jointly Taught With
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GEO2047 | Political Geography |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The lectures, activities and directed reading aim to thoroughly ground students in the concepts, practices and disciplinary traditions of political geography, focusing on Geopolitics and Citizenship, to critically evaluate these, and to connect them to a broad range of case studies in the world today.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 2 | M | 100 | 2000 words |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
1. Essay will assess knowledge and understanding of political geographic concepts relating to Geopolitics and Citizenship and their application to current affairs.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- GEO2122's Timetable