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| Semester |
F2026
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| Subject |
International Bachelor Study Programme in Social Science
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| Activity type |
Basic course
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| Teaching language |
English
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| Registration |
Students at SIB 2nd semester will be registered for the course automatically |
| Detailed description of content |
Planning, Space and Resources is an interdisciplinary course that is concerned with the spatial organisation of society and with associated environmental conditions, resources and planning. It asks fundamental critical questions about our contemporary world that include: how are the spaces, places and environments in which we live constructed, and with what consequences? What are resources, and how are they used and planned? How and why are spaces and resources the focus of conflict and struggle, and how might they be arranged and planned differently? In recent decades there has been increasing recognition of the significance of space, place and environment for understanding the constitution and conduct of social life. The course introduces this so-called ’spatial turn’ in social theory and the social sciences, before focusing on theoretical debates around concepts such as space, place, uneven development, urban nature, political ecology, livelihood, mapping and Orientalism. Cases are drawn from around the world, from both urban and rural settings. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on how you can work with these concepts and perspectives for addressing different social problems and issues. |
| Expected work effort (ECTS-declaration) |
135 hours (5 ECTS). Lectures: 30 hours. Reading, preparation of annotated bibliographies and completion of assigned portfolio: 105 hours. |
| Course material and Reading list |
Each week we work with a chapter on a key concept from Audrey Kobayashi, editor, International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (Oxford, Elsevier, second edition, 2020). We also work with another key research-based text from a journal or book chapter. These texts and additional course readings are available via Moodle. |
| Evaluation- and feedback forms |
Students receive initial formative feedback on an annotated bibliography, before completing the individual assessed portfolio. |
| Administration of exams |
SIB Registration & Exams (sib-exams@ruc.dk)
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| Responsible for the activity |
David Pinder (dpinder@ruc.dk)
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| ECTS |
5
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| Learning outcomes and assessment criteria |
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| Mandatory or elective |
Mandatory course |
| Overall content |
Planning, space and resources is an interdisciplinary course which deals with how social worlds and phenomena are expressed and organised in the public and societal space, and how they are simultaneously subject to resource, environmental and planning conditions and limitations. The course provides an introduction to basic theoretical discussions and related concepts such as space, (political) location, rights, (social) planning, living conditions, resource management, sustainability and the relationship between nature and culture. Empirical examples are included both from rural and urban frameworks and from an international and versatile context. |
| Teaching and working methods |
The course consists of both lectures and seminars. As part of the course, the students will participate in group work. |
| Form of examination |
Individual written portfolio.
The portfolio consists of 4 written products, that wholly or partially are are developed during the course. For example, products can be exercise responses, talking points for presentations, written feedback, reflection, written assignments. The preparation of the products may be subject to time limits. The character limit: 9,600-16,800 characters, including spaces. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. The portfolio's specific products and the (if relevant) recommended size (character limit) for the individual products are made public on study.ruc.dk before the course begins. The entire portfolio must be handed in at the same time. The submission deadline will be public on study.ruc.dk before the course begins. The assessment is individual and based on the entire portfolio. Assessment: 7-point grading scale. |
| Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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| Exam code(s) | |
| Last changed | 19/06/2025 |
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