| CODE | GEO2050 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Historical and Political Geography | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Geography | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit aims to integrate the geography of a region with its historical development. The main features of the course are to highlight the Mediterranean region with its diverse geographical features and to introduce the concepts of time and space from a regional perspective. The study unit provides a broad coverage of the subject, moving from the consideration of a state as a political system to an examination of the world system. This unit also examines in detail a number of terrestrial and maritime boundary problems. Emphasis is laid on the geographical implications in delimiting, demarcating and allocating boundaries. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this unit are: - define terrestrial and maritime boundaries, - define the main terms pertaining to historical geography and political geography and the linkages between them, - understand the role of historical geographies in shaping the contemporary world. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe the main elements that provide the basis for the geographies behind the histories of civilizations, - recognise the importance of supervising the terrestrial and maritime boundaries. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - compare the different boundaries in contemporary situations, - question the relevance of selected boundaries in the Mediterranean and Middle East, - appraise the value of historical scenarios to recent boundary changes. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Anderson, E.W. 2000 The Middle East: geography and geopolitics, Routledge, London. Blacksell, M. 2005 Political Geography. Routledge Butlin, R. 1993 Historical Geography, Arnold, London. Gallagher, C., Dahlamn, C.T., Gilmartin, M., Mountz, A. And Shirlow, P. (2012) Key Concepts in Political Geography. Sage, London. Jones, M.R. and Woods, M. 2004 An introduction to Political Geography. Routledge. |
|||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
|||||||||
| LECTURER/S | John A. Schembri |
|||||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
||||||||||