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SPL-2001: Regional and Geographic Analyses Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally second year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Examination semester
Autumn
| Objectives
This course is compulsory for bachelor studies in Civic Planning and Cultural Understanding. | Contents
The course addresses geographical processes of transformation caused by local, regional and global economic development. Central topics are economic globalisation, multinational corporations, time-space compressing technologies, local transformations, and regionalisation. In addition, consequences of economic globalisation on population and the environment are addressed. The teaching will put emphasis on the interaction between international development, regional change and local adaptations and strategies.
Through seminars and a compulsory field trip in the North Calotte region, the students will be trained to analyse the development of particular places in a regional and global context. The field trip also aims to provide students with practical training in Social Science-research in co-operation with the Department¿s academic staff.
| Form of teaching
Lectures and seminars. Compulsory field trip of 2-5 days'' duration somewhere in the North Calotte region. | Coursework requirements
Planlegging, deltakelse, rapportering av feltkurs. Gruppearbeid.
| Exam and assessment
Take-home assignment and a report.
1. Participation in planning, execution and writing up of a field course. This will be submitted as a group project that will be evaluated as pass/fall.
2. Written take-home assignment, which will be evaluated on a grading scale of A-F.
Grading: A-E=pass, F=fail. The course is open for re-sit examination early in the following semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Kari Mette Foslund | Recommended reading/syllabus
See homepage. | Homepage
http://uit.no/planlegging/1989/6
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