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| GEOG0249-1 | Part : economic and social geography
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 12h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Jean-Marie Halleux |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| 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. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course aims at giving future geographers the key concepts and approaches of social and economic geography. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| 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. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 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) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Five sessions of theoretical lectures (3h) and four sessions of workshops (3h). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides and various documents of illustrations available via myULg |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 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). |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| 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: V. Vanderheyden, Institut de Géographie, Sart Tilman, B11 - 4000 Liège tél. : 04/366 52 65 - fax : 04/366 56 30 e-mail : vincent.vanderheyden@ulg.ac.be(MC.Vandermeer@ulg.ac.be
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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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