Theory of political geography and geopolitics

Course: Political Geography and Geopolitics

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Theory of political geography and geopolitics
Code
ОК 1.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
9
Learning outcomes
PLO 01. Apply the acquired thof territorial and political systems at different levels of spatial organization. organization. PLO 04. Conduct research and/or conduct innovative activities to acquire new knowledge, develop new methods and procedures in geography and interdisciplinary contexts PLO 14. Formulate scientific hypotheses, identify relevant aspects in fundamental and applied areas of research, develop and manage projects in the field of geography, environmental management, urban and regional development eoretical knowledge and practical skills for the study of.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Basic knowledge of political geography
Course content
The acquisition of knowledge and skills is based on mastering the theoretical foundations of political geography and its object the essence of the nexus of geospace, territory and socio-geographical places in the geographical component of scientific research and (respectively in the political component) of the realities associated with the political life of society. Both in political geography and geopolitics, a hierarchy of territorial and political systems (TPS) at the national and supranational levels. The general patterns of formation of the political and geographical position and geopolitical positioning of the state. The dynamics of formation of the most important features of the political map of the world in different geopolitical epochs and, in particular, the political and geographical position and geopolitical positioning of independent Ukraine
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
John Agnew. Geopolitics: re-visioning world politics. Routledge. New York. 1999. 150 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, tasks for independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Tests: RN 1.1.-1.5 - 10 points/6 points for each 2. Analytical note, presentation and defense of the experimental case RN 2.1.-2.2. - 40 points/ 24 points. 3. Discussions and discussions at the seminar. classes - 10 points/6 points. For students who did not reach the minimum grade level (60% of the maximum possible number of points), a semester test is conducted, max. assessment for which cannot be exceeded. 40% of the final grade (up to 40 points). The condition for obtaining a positive final grade in a discipline is to achieve at least 60% of the maximum possible number of points, while the grade for learning outcomes cannot be less than 50% of the maximum level (at least 20 and 5 points). One of the questions of the oral exam is reviewing and evaluating the results of case studies of colleagues. The maximum number of points is 40, the minimum number added to semester points is 24 (60% of the maximum number of points for the exam).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Borys Pavlovych Yatsenko
Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Regional Studies and Tourism
heohrafichnyi fakultet