3 ECTS credits
75 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4019619FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
The course offers an advanced insight on key themes in economic and financial geography. It consists of a mixture of lectures and seminars, and a paper presentation seminar. This is an overview of the sessions:
1: Case-based introduction
2: Contemporary agglomeration dynamics
3: Creative industries
4: Geographies of retail
5: Financialization
6: Financial geographies of real estate
7. Paper presentation seminar
Study material
Papers and book chapters (pointcarré). For the 3SP variant of the course reading materials only cover session 1-6.
Prerequisite
Basic knowledge in economic geography or in economic sociology/anthropology/history. Students who lack basic knowledge in economic geography can ask the lecturers for relevant textbook readings.
Learning objective
This course aims to:
- Expand awareness and knowledge of economic and financial geography and insights in the relationship between spatial economy and society.
- Acquire knowledge of the different ways in which geography or place play an important role in the contemporary economy, in particular in the field of finance.
- Develop critical understanding of processes of agglomeration dynamics, financialization, economic globalization, offshoring, and so forth.
- Develop analytical understanding of the complex interactions between globalization, localization, real estate, financial crises and states.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
PRAC Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.
PRAC Paper determines 70% of the final mark.
Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Examination method
For each session, the different chapters/papers (with the exception of the ‘additional readings’) will be read in advance by all students. Further assessment is based on the writing and presentation of a 4000w individual paper in which the student draws on the required and additional literature to critically analyse and discuss contemporary economic geographical processes or policies in Belgium or elsewhere. The paper is evaluated on how it scores in terms of originality, structure, reference to the literature, and a critical engagement with media and policy documents. Students are also expected to present their paper via a powerpoint presentation in a dedicated session. The paper itself accounts for 70% of the final grade; the presentation of the paper accounts for 30%. Both elements are required to be able to pass the exam.
Participation in seminars is obligatory. Non-participation will exclude the student from handing in the paper and participating in the paper presentation session. In case the absence is motivated (e.g. medical proof), the lecturers need to be contacted as soon as possible.
Partial marks for the presentation and paper, if the student obtains at least half of the score each part, are transferred to the second session and to the next academic year. Students may not relinquish partial marks.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Track 1 (Bachelor via SCH of VRB) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Track 2 (Master indirect) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Track 3 (Bachelor of Master direct) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: biologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: chemie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: wiskunde (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: ingenieurswetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)