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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
GEOG0249-1  Part : economic and social geography
Duration :  15h Th, 12h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in geographical sciences, general orientation, 1st yearSecond semester3
Holder(s) :  Jean‑Marie Halleux
Language :  French language
Course contents :  The course is structured in three parts. The first part is related to the main concepts of economic and social geography, so as to identify the originality of both, its approaches and main issues. The second part is related to the study of agriculture. This analysis is related to the spatial distribution of the production, but also with market mechanisms as well as with environmental issues. The third part introduces the theme of spatial planning.
Course objective :  The course aims at giving future geographers the key concepts and approaches of social and economic geography.
Prerequisites :  The course requires what can be expected from a student graduated from the secondary school that has chosen a university education. An open attitude towards social and economic problems is also expected.
Workshops :  Four sessions (3 hours) of workshops will allow to experience the approaches exposed in the context of the theoretical courses. Two sessions will be realized on the field and two sessions are reserved to basic learning processes (analysis of historical maps and designing diagrams)
Organization :  Five sessions of theoretical lectures (3h) and four sessions of workshops (3h).
Written notes :  Slides and various documents of illustrations available via myULg
Assessment :  Practical exercice on the field = 15% Exams = 85% (42,5% written exam and 42,5% oral exam; no oral exam asked if the result is higher or equal to 12/20 in the written exam).
Contacts :  Professor: J.-M. Halleux Institut de Géographie, Sart-Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège phone : 04/366 53 27 - fax : 04/366 56 30 e-mail: Jean-Marie.Halleux@ulg.ac.be Assistant: M.-C. Vandermeer Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège phone : 04/366 57 47 - fax : 04/366 56 30 e-mail: MC.Vandermeer@ulg.ac.be Secrétaire: C. Sarto Institut de Géographie, Sart-Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège phone : 04/366 56 23 - fax: 04/366 56 30 e-mail: C.Sarto@ulg.ac.be


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