GY212 Half Unit
Pathways in Human Geography
This information is for the 2025/26 session.
Course Convenor
Ivana Bevilacqua
Availability
This course is compulsory on the BA in Geography. This course is available on the BSc in Economic History and Geography, BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development, BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development with Economics, BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics, BSc in Geography with Economics, Erasmus Reciprocal Programme of Study and Exchange Programme for Students from University of California, Berkeley. This course is freely available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. It does not require permission. This course is freely available to General Course students. It does not require permission.
This course is capped. Places will be assigned on a first come first served basis
Requisites
Additional requisites:
GY100 and GY140 would be advantageous
Course content
This course builds on the conceptual foundations of GY100 to explore a changing selection of key debates and themes within Human Geography. Designed to reflect the dynamism and breadth of the discipline, the course examines how geographical thinking can illuminate the complex relationships between space, power, culture, environment and society
Teaching
5 hours of help sessions, 15 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the Autumn Term.
Formative assessment
Students will be expected to produce 1 essay in the AT.
Indicative reading
- Tim Cresswell (2012) Geographic Thought: a critical introduction. Wiley-Blackwell.
- Michael Mann (2011) Power in the 21st Century. Polity Press
- David Edgerton (2019, revised edition) The Shock of the Old: technology and global history since 1900. Profile Books.
- Ashley Jackson (2013) The British Empire: a very short introduction. OUP.
- Franz Kafka (1926, various translations) The Castle.
- Nigel Thrift (2021) Killer Cities. Sage.
- Sarah Whatmore (2002) Hybrid Geographies. Natures, Cultures, Spaces. Sage.
Assessment
Exam (100%), duration: 120 Minutes in the Spring exam period
Key facts
Department: Geography and Environment
Course Study Period: Autumn Term
Unit value: Half unit
FHEQ Level: Level 5
CEFR Level: Null
Total students 2024/25: 55
Average class size 2024/25: 18
Capped 2024/25: Yes(60)Course selection videos
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Personal development skills
- Leadership
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Specialist skills