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GEOG30240

Academic Year 2024/2025

Political Geography of European Integration (GEOG30240)

Subject:
Geography
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Geography
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Alun Jones
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module will specifically examine the political geographies stemming from the processes of European integration post 1957. It will investigate the origins of the supranational project, explore its governance arrangements and analyse the ways in which this project has been shaped by internal forces and external demands.

THE MODULE EXPECTS A HIGH LEVEL OF READING. THE EXAMINATION WILL DEMAND THAT YOU DEMONSTRATE THIS. FAILURE TO READ SUBSTANTIALLY WILL MEAN THAT YOU WILL FAIL THE MODULE.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should have:Examined and critiqued the political geographies of the EU;enhanced reading and analytical skills as geographers;developed a deeper understanding of the EU, its member states, and the nature of their interactions.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Specified Learning Activities

12
Autonomous Student Learning

68
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures and discussion based on readings

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Quizzes/Short Exercises: MCQ Week 8 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

33

 No
Exam (In-person): Written Exam End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

67

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The assessment is a 100% exam. You will be able to get feedback from the Module convener after the exam has been graded.

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