1. General information
Course:
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND SUSTAINIBILITY: SOCIETY AND TERRITORY
Code:
66453
Type:
BASIC
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
404 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE GEOGRAPHY, TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
2 - FACULTY OF LETTERS
Group(s):
23
Year:
1
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
HECTOR SAMUEL MARTINEZ SANCHEZ-MATEOS
- Group(s):
23
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Letras/2.24
GEOGRAFÍA Y ORD. TERRITORIO
6865
hectors.martinez@uclm.es
Tuesday: 16:00 - 18:00
Wednesday: 10:00 - 14:00
2. Pre-Requisites
it is not required specific prior knowledge. It is adviced knowing basic concepts of Geography.
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The subject explores contents of the area of Human Geography, within a basic framework about concepts, methods and tools that will be further developed with other subjects of this area.
This subject is in coordination with the rest of subjects of the area.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB01 | Prove that they have acquired and understood knowledge in a subject area that derives from general secondary education and is appropriate to a level based on advanced course books, and includes updated and cutting-edge aspects of their field of knowledge. |
| CE01 | Critically analyze the relationship of society with the territory applying the conceptual and theoretical framework of geography and sustainability. |
| CE03 | Analyze and interpret in a systemic way the demographic, rural, urban and landscape elements, understanding their involvement in the processes of sustainable territorial development. |
| CG01 | Acquire habits related to learning, organization and planning of individual and collective work in the context of multidisciplinary teams of Geography and territorial development. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Identify the social keys for sustainability in the global, national an local scales | |
| Improve the reasoning in realtion to the natural and social consequences of economic development | |
| Learn the different models and concepts of development and their scales | |
| Understand the relationship between society and territory, taking into account different contexts of development | |
| Know the allocation, the structure and the socio-spatial processes | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Introduction to Human Geography
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Unit 1.1: Concepts and contents of the Human Geography
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Unit 1.2: Epistemology and evolution of Geography
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Unit 1.3: Methodology and fields of work
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Unit 2: Population
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Unit 2.1: Population structure and spatial distribution
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Unit 2.2: Vital Statistics: Natality, Mortality and Natural Growth
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Unit 2.3: Migrations and Real Growth
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Unit 3: Territory; urban and rural areas
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Unit 3.1: Rural areas. Activities and multifunctionality
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Unit 3.2: Urban areas. Urbanization processes
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Unit 3.3: Morpholy, functions, systems and networks.
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Unit 4: Post-industrial society: industrialization and terciarization
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Unit 4.1: Industrialization process
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Unit 4.2: Terciarization and services
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Unit 4.3: Globalization
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Unit 5: Sustainability and enviromental challenge
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Unit 5.1: Introduction to the concepts of sustainability and environment
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Unit 5.2: Main environmental problems related with human activity
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Unit 5.3: Global challenges and Sustainable Development Objectives
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7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB01 CE01 | 1.36 | 34 | Y | N | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB01 CE03 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | |||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB01 CE01 CE03 CG01 | 1.6 | 40 | N | N | ||
| Portfolio Development [OFF-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB01 CE01 CE03 | 1.6 | 40 | Y | N | ||
| Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Individual presentation of projects and reports | CE03 | 0.16 | 4 | Y | N | ||
| Self-study [OFF-SITE] | Reading and Analysis of Reviews and Articles | CE01 | 0.4 | 10 | Y | N | ||
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Portfolio assessment | 40.00% | 40.00% | |
| Final test | 60.00% | 60.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:Evaluation criteria not defined
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Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Unit 1 (de 5): Introduction to Human Geography | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 4 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 8 |
| Portfolio Development [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 10 |
| Group 23: | |
| Initial date: 14-09-2022 | End date: 28-09-2022 |
| Unit 2 (de 5): Population | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 8 |
| Portfolio Development [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 10 |
| Group 23: | |
| Initial date: 04-10-2022 | End date: 19-10-2022 |
| Unit 3 (de 5): Territory; urban and rural areas | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 8 |
| Portfolio Development [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 10 |
| Group 23: | |
| Initial date: 25-10-2022 | End date: 09-11-2022 |
| Unit 4 (de 5): Post-industrial society: industrialization and terciarization | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 8 |
| Portfolio Development [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 10 |
| Group 23: | |
| Initial date: 15-11-2022 | End date: 30-11-2022 |
| Unit 5 (de 5): Sustainability and enviromental challenge | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 8 |
| Portfolio Development [AUTÓNOMA][Practical or hands-on activities] | 10 |
| Group 23: | |
| Initial date: 06-12-2022 | End date: 22-12-2022 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
