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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
GEOG2009-1  Sporck Chair

Duration :  15h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st yearFirst semester1
Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st yearFirst semester1
Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en développement territorial et géomatique, 1st yearFirst semester1
Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st yearFirst semester1
Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en géomorphologie, 1st yearFirst semester1
Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientationFirst semester1
Lecturer :  Marie‑Françoise Durand, Bernadette Merenne‑Schoumaker
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
For 14 years, the Sporck Chair, created through the Sporck Foundation, allows to invite a foreign renowned colleague in order to ensure students of Master in Geographical Sciences a teaching about a non-treated field at the ULg. This year, the holder of this chair is, Marie-Françoise Durand, Professor at Sciences Po Paris, in charge of the cartography workshop The course will focus on "Globalization process. Cartographic representations and Analysis" and will be organized in five parts: 1. Introduction: globalizations from the past and contemporary processes 2. State actors and interstate governance of today's world 3. Non-state actors worldwide 4. Individual actors, mobility and network nodes 5. Peace-war and human rights
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Opening students to other issues and other forms of thought.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Having followed the normal curriculum in Geographic Sciences at the ULg
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Analyzing documents following two main purposes: reflecting upon the resources and chosen modes of representation and deriving relevant pieces of information Methods: lectures of the teacher, interaction with students and individual papers
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face teaching
Recommended or required readings :  
Basic book : Marie-Françoise Durand, Philippe Copinschi, Benoît Martin et Delphine Placidi, Atlas de la mondialisation 2011. Comprendre l'espace mondial contemporain. Russie, Paris, Presses de Sciences Po, 2010. 184p.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Questions at the end of the course. A compulsory question and 3 chosen questions to be prepared in writing for an oral examination
Contacts :  
- Professeur :
B. Mérenne-Schoumaker
tél. : 04/366 53 24 - fax : 04/366 56 30
e-mail : B.Merenne@ulg.ac.be

- Secrétaire : C. Sarto
tél. : 04/366 56 23 - fax : 04/366 56 30
e-mail : C.Sarto@ulg.ac.be


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