Geographies of Development & Inequality (L7006)
Geographies of Development and Inequality
Module L7006
Module details for 2010/11.
18 credits
FHEQ Level 4
Module Outline
The course examines the geography of development and the processes producing inequality from a global perspective. It looks at the changing geography of economic activities and development processes in specific regions in the light of how these areas are integrated into a global political-economy. It examines how the theories of geographers have developed to explain the changing map of development and examines the impact of public policies at a range of scales. It also aims to examine the linkages between places that compose a complex mosaic of development and inequality around the world.
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course successfully will have:
1. an understanding of the main contemporary debates concerning the relationship between globalisation, economic restructuring and urban and regional development;
2. an understanding of the way in which the global economic system operates and the position in it of particular urban and regional economies;
3. the ability to recognise the diversity of local responses to globalisation processes and the processes underlying these responses; and
4. the ability to synthesise, discuss and present both quantitative and qualitative empirical and theoretical material related to development and inequality.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Seen Examination | Summer Term | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Term | Lecture | 1 hour | 333333333000 |
| Summer Term | Lecture | 1 hour | 000030000000 |
| Spring Term | Seminar | 1 hour | 000100001000 |
| Summer Term | Workshop | 1 hour | 001110000000 |
| Summer Term | Seminar | 1 hour | 001000000000 |
How to read the week pattern
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Prof Mick Dunford
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