6 ECTS credits
165 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 4013201ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
The course develops a number of theoretical and thematic perspectives on the geographies of globalisation through a particular focus on Europe and its cities and regions. Focusing on processes of de- and reterritorialisation as intrinsic to globalisation, analytical and empirical attention is paid to the emergence of ‘Europe’ as an important scale for political, economic and social action. Within Europe, we can observe a restructuring of national states as well as subnational regions and cities, which has led and continues to lead to the development of various kinds of new territories, places, scales and networks. The position of cities and regions within this setting is central to a sophisticated understanding of the geographies of a globalizing Europe.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 70% of the final mark.
Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
There is no written or oral exam for this course. Instead, students are expected to participate in small student groups and to write an individual paper on one European city.
Partial marks for the group reports (30 % of total) are transferred to the resit period. The student can relinquish this partial mark, provided she/he reports this to the course coordinator not later than August 15 or October 1 (in case of transfer to the next academic year).
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Sociology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Political Science: Democracy and Leadership (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Profile Spatial Analysis of the Environment (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Profile Urban Geography (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Profile Terrrestrial Ecosystems and Global Change (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Profile Earth and Climate
Master of Geography: Profile City, Society and Space
Master of Geography: Profile GIS and Spatial Modelling
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: geografie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)