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The course examines cultural, economic, environmental, political and social processes and how they interact with place, space and human activities; in the 1st year students learn study skills and gain a broad introduction to human geographical topics including environmental issues, government and markets, changing geographies of the city and issues in the developing world; the course also give students a broad foundation in social sciences; in the 2nd and final years students focus on areas such as economic political social and urban geography, geographical information systems (GIS), contemporary debates in geography, economic and social change in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East; globalisation; students also learn information technology (IT), communication and research skills; in year 3 students can take an optional 1 year placement, this may involve working with private companies or government and voluntary organisations in the UK or Europe.
Year 1: Core modules; development and global change; governments and markets; environmental issues; geographies of the city; introduction to human geography; plus 1 chosen from; understanding landscapes; introduction to regeneration; introduction to planning concepts; introduction to planning and design; foreign language. Year 2: Core modules; research methods; philosophy, space and place; urban change and conflict (including overseas fieldwork) plus 3 chosen from; professional practice and placement; geographies of sport, tourism and leisure; development in Africa and the Middle East; environmental education and communication; local economic regeneration; strategic planning and policy; political and economic geography; GIS; foreign language. Year 3: Optional placement year. Year 4: Core modules; dissertation; contemporary debates in geography; globalisation debates; plus 2 chosen from; overseas human geography fieldwork; development in Latin America; transport geography; people and the natural environment; local communities and change; foreign language; applied GIS, place, space and culture.
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Mon 24th Sep 2012 |
3 years |
Full time | No application date provided |
Sheffield, S1 1WB |
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£8500 per year |
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*More info: £8500 per year |
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L720
Sheffield Hallam University
Human Geography
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