Browse Hierarchy IFP3005: Introduction to Human Geography

This module introduces to students some of the topical themes in Human Geography, explored, for example, through globalisation in relation to the fashion industry, media and communications, migration and citizenship. The concept of local-global is examined with reference to food security and the environment, poverty, development and Aid, and global politics as relevant to understanding nation and identity in the twenty-first century. Throughout the semester, themes are considered through lectures, a field study, documentary screenings, seminar activities and two debates.