Module overview
This module introduces students to a range of concepts, approaches and data collection methods in human geography.
Linked modules
Pre-requisite: GEOG1004 OR GGES1008
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Gain and apply knowledge and understanding of the range of data sources and methods available to human geographers, including their relative strengths and weaknesses, and some related research-design concerns (A7) (A8) (B1) (B3) (B5)
- Gain and apply knowledge and understanding of the range of available approaches to human geography, including their relevant strengths and weaknesses. (A1) (A2) (A3) (A4) (A5) (A6) (A7) (B1) (B2) (B3) (B5)
- Discuss and critique these approaches, data sources, methods, strengths, weaknesses, and concerns in talk with fellow students and in writing for assessment (B5) (B7) (C1) (C2) (C6) (D3)
Syllabus
Part 1: Conceptual themes in human geography
- Introduction: key conceptual tensions in Human Geography
- Local / Global: understanding scale and networks
- Society / Space: understanding how social identities can produce material and symbolic space
- Masculinity / Femininity: understanding gendered spaces
- Modern / Postmodern: understanding spatial order and disorder
Part 2: Research methods in human geography
- Ontology, epistemology, normativity... or, what questions do we ask and how do we answer them?
- Secondary data sources: statistics and archives
- Surveys and questionnaires
- Interviews & focus groups
- Ethnography and participatory methods
- Creative methods
- Visual analysis
- Discourse analysis
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
lectures, in-class exercises, seminars
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 120 |
| Teaching | 30 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Cloke et al. Approaching Human Geography.
Daniels et al. An Introduction to Human Geography.
Davies et al. Researching Human Geography.
Cook and Crang. Doing Ethnographies.
Gregory et al. The Dictionary of Human Geography.
Peet. Modern Geographical Thought.
Kitchin and Thrift. The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography.
Kitchin and Tate. Conducting Research in Human Geography.
Johnston and Sidaway. Geography and Geographers.
Hay. Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography.
Cloke et al. Introducing Human Geography.
Flowerdew and Martin. Methods in Human Geography.
Aitkin and Valentine. Approaches to Human Geography.
Clifford et al. Key Methods in Human Geography.
Cloke et al. Practising Human Geography.
Livingstone. The Geographical Tradition.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 50% |
| Portfolio | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Exam | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External