- UCAS course code
- L102
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
Geographies of Globalisation
Unit code | GEOG10101 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 1 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
Standing at a crossroads, where ongoing “slowbalization” coincides with new forces such as the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, heightened geopolitical tensions, the emergence of disruptive technologies, and the increasing urgency of addressing environmental challenges, many important questions remain unsolved regarding the nature and impact of the current economic globalisation. This course unit critically examines the process of globalisation and its history along different dimensions, with a focus on economic globalisation and transformation, but also addressing social and cultural forms of globalisation such as migration, labour and the globalisation of cultures, as well as the role of place and cities in the cotemporary era.
Aims
- to develop an understanding of the global scale of human activity with a particular emphasis on the economic dimension.
- to develop an understanding of how the world is shaped by the interaction between economic, political, social and cultural processes operating at different, but connected, geographical scales, from the global through the national to the local.
- to develop cognitive and analytical skills.
Teaching and learning methods
This course unit will essentially be lecture based with some student interaction during lectures.
Course materials/Blackboard:
Course materials – including lecture notes – will be available through the Blackboard site for this course, available at: https://blackboard.manchester.ac.uk/. Lectures will also be recorded (voice and visuals).
Lecture materials should be available before the lecture for you to print off. The lecture presentations will only provide the bare bones of the argument, and you must still attend all the lectures and take fulsome notes !
Knowledge and understanding
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the major processes which are creating a new global economic geography
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the role of key institutions in creating global economic change
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the key role of city-regions in articulating economic processes in the global economy
- demonstrate a basic understanding of the population and cultural issues surrounding the processes of economic globalisation
Intellectual skills
- critical and analytical interpretation of data and texts
- a basic ability to assess the relative merits of different theories and explanations
Practical skills
Information handling
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- reading, learning and study skills
- spatial awareness and observation skills
- awareness of your responsibility as a global citizen
Assessment methods
Assessment task | Length | How and when feedback is provided | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
Open book exam delivered online, answering one question from a selection of four | 1,200 words maximum | Written comments on exam answer, available early in the following Semester | 100% |
Recommended reading
Key Text:
- Dicken, P. (2015) Global Shift: Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy (7th edn.) London: Sage. [Personal E-copy available from the library]
Other Important Texts:
- Diamond, P. ed., 2018. The crisis of globalization: democracy, capitalism and inequality in the twenty-first century. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Held, D. and McGrew, A. (2003) (eds.) The Global Transformations Reader (2nd edn.), Polity, Cambridge.
- Herod, A. (2009) Geographies of Globalization. Wiley-Blackwell, Malden/Oxford.
- Jones, A. (2006) The Dictionary of Globalization, Polity, Cambridge.
- Knox, P., Agnew, J. & McCarthy, L. (2013) The Geography of the World Economy (6th edn.) Arnold, London.
- Murray, W. (2006) Geographies of Globalization, Routledge, London.
Key journals
Economic Geography, Environment and Planning A, Geoforum, Global Networks, Globalizations, Journal of Economic Geography, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Urban Studies
A week by week list of essential and recommended reading will be made available
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 20 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 80 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Martin Hess | Unit coordinator |