3 ECTS credits
75 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4019619FNR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
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.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
WPO Presentatie bepaalt 30% van het eindcijfer
WPO Paper bepaalt 70% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie WPO Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie WPO Paper dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
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.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de stedenbouw en de ruimtelijke planning: Traject 1 (Bachelor via SCH of VRB)
Master in de stedenbouw en de ruimtelijke planning: Traject 2 (Master op dossier)
Master in de stedenbouw en de ruimtelijke planning: Traject 3 (Bachelor of Master rechtstr)
Educatieve master in de wetenschappen en technologie: biologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)
Educatieve master in de wetenschappen en technologie: chemie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)
Educatieve master in de wetenschappen en technologie: wiskunde (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)
Educatieve master in de wetenschappen en technologie: ingenieurswetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek)