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| INTR1004 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Emre YÜRÜK | | Co-Lecturer | Assist. Prof. Erol Kalkan | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | In this course, students will investigate the processes that shape the spatial patterns in our world, examining the links between the global and local, the unevenness of political and economic development, the spatiality of cultural and social identities, the relationships between nature and society, and the material impacts of our ideas about - and representations of the world. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Examine and explain the characteristics of cultural landscapes.
| 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Describe and explain similarities and differences among the peoples and places of the world.
| 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Explain the impact of globalization upon the patterns of human activities and landscapes.
| 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Demonstrate analytical reasoning and map interpretation skills.
| 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Understand interactions between different aspects of culture.
| 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Human geography examines the spatial organization of our interactions with each other and with the non-human environment. It focuses on intersections and connections as well as differences and divisions among people and places. It introduces students to major traditions, themes, and theories of human geography by focusing on the patterns and processes of globalization and the interdependence of people and places around the world. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to human geography
| | | Week 2 | Processes of globalization
| | | Week 3 | Political geographies
| | | Week 4 | Population geographies
| | | Week 5 | Global migrations
| | | Week 6 | Human activities and the environment
| | | Week 7 | Perspectives on the environment, sustainability, and biodiversity
| | | Week 8 | Cultural and social geographies
| | | Week 9 | Mid-term Exam | | | Week 10 | Economic geographies
| | | Week 11 | Mapping globalized economic systems
| | | Week 12 | Agriculture and food security
| | | Week 13 | Mapping malnutrition and obesity around the world
| | | Week 14 | Urban geographies and urbanization
| | | Week 15 | Urbanization trends
| | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Martin Jones, Rhys Jones, Michael Woods. 2004; An introduction to political geography: space, place and politics, Routledge | | | |
| 1 | David Dorrell and Joseph P. Henderson, 2018; Introduction to Human Geography, University System of Georgia. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2021 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 1/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Total work load | | | 180 |
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