| Unit name | Contemporary Debates in Human Geography |
|---|---|
| Unit code | GEOGM1402 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. MacLeavy |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Bristol Human Geography research covers a wide range of themes, practices and problematics, from the highly theoretical and philosophical to the empirically rich and technically sophisticated. Our scholarship is clustered into three research groups - Historical-Cultural, Political Economy and Spatial Modelling - each of which has a long standing reputation for theoretical and methodological innovation. We are also fostering cross-cutting research programmes in fields such as the geograophy of health; geographies of identity, subjectivity and the body; geographies of knowledge; and global change. This course will expose you to contemporary geographical debates, and profile the diversity of our research content, process and practice, through a series of seminars with Human Geography staff.
Develop understanding of key concepts and cutting edge debates in human geography by exposing students to Human Geographers from across the School.
Seminars
Literature Review (2000 words) 40%; Research Essay (3000 words) 60%
In addition to the key readings for each week, we will provide a list of supplementary recommended readings. It is important that these readings are available in the library and we will liaise with library staff to ensure the availability of sources.
