Duration
10h Th, 14h Pr, 6d FW
Number of credits
| Master of education, Section 4: Geography | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The cursus of project aims to reflect about strategic options for the development of a territory through case studies, in Belgium and abroad. It articulates diagnosis, benchmark, strategy development and programming.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Grasp the complexity of a territorial development project
Develop a working method
Collect and process territorial information
Suggest several development strategies
Compare different strategies and cultures of development.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Cartography, statistics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
After a short theoretical introduction, the students examine in small groups a local development strategy for a territory. After a critical analysis of the existing and planned projects, they conduct a regional diagnostic study.
A week of fieldwork (April 21st-26th, 2026) abroad aims to revisit a similar issue in order to compare and criticize the two strategies of territorial development.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Blended learning
Additional information:
Classroom sessions, group work in classroom, in videoconference and on the field.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work/report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work/report
Additional information:
The reports account for 60% of the final score. A survey will be distributed to the group participants to assess internal collaboration.
An individual oral exam about the reports and tools used represents 40% of the final score.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Fieldworks will be organized in Spring 2026
Contacts
Serge SCHMITZ, S.Schmitz@uliege.be, 043665629
Guénael DEVILET, g.devillet@uliege.be