Ferguson, N (2003) Empire: How Britain Made The Modern World. Penguin Press, London
Daniels, P et al. (2001) Human Geography: Issues for the twenty-first Century. Pearson, London
Potter, R et al. (1999) Geographies of Development. Pearson, London
Sutcliffe, B (2001) 100 Ways of seeing an Unequal World. Zed Books, London

There are three assessment components for this module:
- A research essay, of 1000-1250 words, on one specific, selected theme relating to the lecture/workshop material (35% of module marks) [Learning outcomes 1 - 6];
- A portfolio of work containing worksheets relating to the practical and fieldwork block (30% of module marks) [Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 6]
- A 1 hour end of module class test with short questions drawn from across the module (35% of marks) [Learning outcomes 1 - 6].

Formative assessment: Opportunities for ongoing formative feedback will be provided during the workshop sessions via strategies such as discussion of key ideas delivered in the lectures and of field data collection strategies, allowing students to self evaluate their understanding of module materials. Students will also be provided with the opportunity to receive feedback on plans for their coursework essay.

Sciences Learning Resource Centre (for books and planning documents, local maps, offprints)
Sciences IT Suite (for links to on-line library and internet) and the University Library.

This module introduces students to historical processes that have shaped contemporary geographies and argues that we cannot begin to understand our present without exploring the past. It comprises a `theoretical and conceptual' element (delivered through the lecture/workshop sequence) and a `practical skills' aspect (in the form of a field class and associated practical classes).
The intellectual rationale for the module is that `the past is in the present and the present is in the past'. The lectures/workshops provide a general overview of major processes that have shaped and continue to remake our human geographies. They begin by examining the emergence of European colonialism and capitalism and their impacts in Europe and the rest of the world and ends with a consideration of contemporary globalisation and its geographical implications. The role of the British Empire is studied to exemplify colonial impacts and legacies both in Britain and its colonies. The nature of contemporary globalization is analysed and compared and contrasted to global processes in the past. The module also describes and explains some of the most significant demographic transformations that have accompanied the political and economic changes, specifically fertility and mortality transitions and major migrations, forced and voluntary.
The field class and linked practicals take up the theme of colonial legacies and impacts in Britain. They look at some of the key documentary sources through which British colonial activities may be traced and interpreted.

- For the `theoretical' element of the module, there will be a weekly, one-hour lecture (total, 12 hours) and six one-hour workshop/discussion sessions (total, 6 hours) The lectures summarise and explain some of the most significant processes that have helped shape human societies since the 15th and 16 centuries. They explore core concepts such as the diverse manifestations of capitalism and colonialism as well as detail the more specific social demographic transformations associated with core and peripheral economic regions. Workshops involve a variety of activities including videos and debates as well as some basic analysis of demographic statistics and graphics.
- For the `practical and fieldwork' element, there will be four two-hour practicals and a day field class (total: c.16 hours)
- The remaining 116 hours are allocated to independent study and assessment, including: guided, independent learning, formative reading and tasks to prepare for or follow-up after lectures and workshops; assessment preparation (planning / researching / drafting / writing / editing / producing coursework); and revising for the class test

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