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Cursus: GEO1-3501
GEO1-3501
Regions in Development: Introduction in Development Geography
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGEO1-3501
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
Upon completion of the course students should have acquired:
  • an overview of Development Geography as a sub-discipline;
  • knowledge of major current development-related issues in Africa, Latin America and Asia;
  • ability to identify, understand and analyse processes of change and development in different regions with a geographical perspective;
  • academics skills: e.g. reflective reading, team work, discussion, argumentation, critical use of different media and information, effective presentation, peer review techniques.
Inhoud
This course introduces students to the field of Development Geography. It begins with an overview of the changing position of the Global South in the broader global political-economy, followed by series of lectures on major current development-related issues in Asia, Africa and Latin America. With ample cases, the multi-faced processes of development will be illustrated and discussed, underlining the inter-related economic, social, cultural, environmental and political aspects of development.

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For final information about modes of instruction, assessment and literature, see course manual.
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