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Course Catalog 01/02


Business Adm and Social Science

IES626 Social and Economic Geography C 30.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
I + II

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Håkan Appelblad Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
Applicants must have completed the B-course in social and economic geography

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students:
- gain increased knowledge of how natural resources are used and the environmental consequences
- acquire increased knowledge of population, economy and politics of arctic and sub-arctic areas in the northern hemisphere in particular
- acquire in-depth knowledge of current research and public discussions on the issues indicated above

CONTENTS
ITEM 1. Man and environment with special attention to arctic and sub-arctic areas in the Northern Hemisphere. Five credits.
Analysis of the relationship between man and environment. Comparisons between different geographical areas in the world with emphasis on the Northern Hemisphere.

ITEM 2. Theory and methodology.
Geography as science. Different scientific approaches and current research in the field will be discussed. The methodology will involve presentations of problems, testing of hypotheses, quantitative and qualitative methods. Item 1 will be concluded with an excursion in the Arctic area of the Scandinavian countries and the Kola Peninsula that will be focused on the use of resources, the environment and the social structure in peripheral areas.

ITEM 3. Extended essay.
The students will be required to act as opponents and participate in seminars.


TEACHING
The teaching will take the form of lectures, lessons, seminars and group practice. The seminars and the group practice are compulsory. A longer excursion will be included in the course. Smaller costs for the excursions may arise.

EXAMINATION
Written exam and evaluation of assignments, paper and achievements during seminars. Each item will be concluded with a test.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass, Distinction
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS

Extended essay 15.00ECTS
Written exam 7.50ECTS
Assignement report 3.00ECTS
Written exam 4.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
ITEM 1
Litterature will be determined later.
Referenslitteratur:
Sveriges Nationalatlas. Skogen.

ITEM 2
Boverket. Sverige 2009. ISBN 91-7147150-2.
Carlestam, G & Solbe, B. Om tidens vidd och tingens ordning. Boken om Hägerstrand.
Ejvegård, R (1996 eller senare). Vetenskaplig metod. Studentlitteratur. ISBN 91-44-36612-4.
Johnston, R J (1991 eller senare). Geography and Geographers. 4th ed. Edward Arnold.
McDowell, L (1993). Space, Place and Gender Relations: Part I and II. Progress in Human Geography 17, No 2 1993, sid 157-179 och 17, No 3, sid 305-318.
Litteratur och artiklar enl. lärarens anvisningar tillkommer.

ITEM 3.
Litterature to be decided with the examiner.


REMARKS
Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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