Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in journalism (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
First, the course of cultural and political geography begins with the basic knowledge of political geography analysis. The concepts and the methods are illustrated in using several European and non-European cases at different scale. Starting from the genesis and the operating of Nation states, the course scrutinizes then the diversity of the life worlds. A special issue of the course is the understanding of the Belgian State.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
1. To grasp cultural and political dimension of spatial behaviours, especially regarding the production of cultural landscapes 2. To become critical on the political and scientific discourses 3. To use adequately the geopolitical concepts 4. To know the main issues and main methods of cultural geography 5. To understand the history and the running of Belgian institutions
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
English
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The course is given on Monday morning during the first quadrimester (Place du XX Août). first Lecture September 24. The course combines lectures, debates and exercises.
Recommended or required readings
SCHMITZ S., 2012. Géographie culturelle et politique, Liège : Université de Liège, Faculté des sciences, 52 p.
Assessment methods and criteria
- One reports during the year (1/5) - Oral exam (4/5)
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Serge Schmitz Université de Liège - Institut de Géographie Sart Tilman - Bât. B11 - Bureau 1/21 Tél. : 04/366 56 29 - Fax : 04/366 57 70 E-mail : S.Schmitz@uliege.be Secrétariat : Chantal SARTO Tél. : 04/366 56.23