Space and Society - Theory and Method in Human Geography, 15 ECTS

Second level

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This course discusses different theoretical and methodological perspectives within human geography.

Purpose and learning objectives Through this course you will be able to reflect on – Human Geography as a discipline and perspective – r…

This course discusses different theoretical and methodological perspectives within human geography.

Purpose and learning objectives Through this course you will be able to reflect on – Human Geography as a discipline and perspective – relations between, on the one hand, theoretical and methodological perspectives and, on the other hand, research questions and research design – theoretical and methodological aspects in literature in human geography

Content and teaching methods The aim with this course is to give an overview of perspectives from different time periods although the emphasis is on more current theories and methods. The student’s skills in scrutinizing literature from its theoretical and methodological starting points are improved. The course consists of seminars, method training and verbal and written assignments.

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Area of interests: Human, Social and Political Sciences, and Law

Are you interested in human beings and society? How we function individually and together, what drives us, our learning processes, how rules and laws have been established, and how we interact with each other? If that is the case we have a lot to …

Are you interested in human beings and society? How we function individually and together, what drives us, our learning processes, how rules and laws have been established, and how we interact with each other? If that is the case we have a lot to offer. This area of interest covers anything from Pedagogy, Psychology and Gender Studies, to Statistics, Political Science, Law and many other subjects. Their common denominator is the relation between human beings and society, independent analytical thinking and often an international perspective.

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Subject

Human Geography

”Human” in “Human Geography” refers to civilization and society, while “geography” refers to relations of proximity and distance and spatial patterns. Human geography is thus about societies and their spatial patterns and relations. The geographical dimensions may involve local as well as global relations and patterns. The societal issues in human geography concern social, political and economical issues; currently and in an historical perspective. This means that Human Geography is a broad subject with a number of different areas of specialization.

As a student in Human Geography at Stockholm University, you meet leading researchers and teachers in historical geography and landscape studies, migration and population geography, economic geography, gender and planning, GIS and development geography. Within these areas of specialization you will study different ways of living, thinking, planning, travelling and working. You will gain knowledge about global living conditions and work with concepts and methods required to understand relations and patterns. An education in Human Geography includes study tours and excursions, field studies and field work. They may be organized in different ways but share the important core of studying structures and processes in the field. Our courses provide you with the knowledge and skills to work with a range of different tasks such as housing, economic growth, heritage management, land use, environmental problems, urban and regional planning, social and ethnic segregation, urban and regional development, transport and tourism. Human Geography provides you with an education in the social sciences for work on investigations, analysis, planning and communication. Such jobs may deal with local, national or international questions and relations.

Human Geography