Regional Development and Globalization

GEO1141

The course gives the students an introduction to regional development and globalization. The main topics are industrial development, especially innovation processes and the need for green restructuring, settlement, migration, urban development and development studies.

Knowledge

Have knowledge of relevant concepts, theories and societal developments related to industries and industrial development.
Have knowledge of relevant concepts, theories and societal developments related to settlement, migration and urban development.
Have knowledge of relevant concepts, theories and societal developments related to north-south questions/development studies.
Be able to relate societal developments to regional development and globalization.

Skills

Be able to use geographical knowledge to analyze and understand societal developments at a local, regional and global scale.
Be able to find, evaluate and apply geographical information and disciplinary subjects related to the students own research questions.

General competence

Have a broad understanding of disciplinary subjects, and be able to relate the geographical knowledge to questions concerning regional development and globalization.
Be able to implement the geographical knowledge in the students own work tasks, and be able to convey relevant theories, research questions and solutions, both in writing and orally.

Costs are related to semester fees and textbooks. In addition: Expenses for accomodation and food during the seminars.

Lectures, excursions and workshops. Two seminars and two approved papers with net support between the seminars.

Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.

Compulsory: Two papers must be approved before the exam.

Compulsory: Participation in two seminars must be approved before the exam.

Session paper (semester) - individual or in groups (max two students) counts 40% of the grade.

Individual oral exam counts 60% of the grade.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

GEO1142 - Regional Development and Globalization - 10 credits