Man in space-introduction to social geography

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Course ID:	4208-CwP-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Man in space-introduction to social geography
Name in Polish:	Człowiek w przestrzeni-wprowadzenie do geografii społecznej
Organizational unit:	Centre for European Regional and Local Studies
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in Euroreg General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Short description:	The aim of the course is to provide basic knowledge on social geography and the role of space in explaining and describing modern societies. These issues include, in particular, population and settlements geography, spatial aspects of other selected social phenomena. Knowledge presented during the lecture refers to different spatial scales; special attention is paid to Poland and its regions.
Full description:	The course covers five thematic blocks: 1. Social Geography as a science (subject, theories, methods). 2. Population geography (distribution, vital statistics, demographic and epidemiological transition, migration). 3. Geography of settlement (form and structure, social ecology, local communities, urban geography, gentrification, suburbanization). 4. Geography of selected social phenomena (level and quality of life, poverty, unemployment, voting behavior, social segregation). 5. Social space of Poland.
Bibliography:	1. Kędelski M., Paradysz J., 2006, Demografia, Wydawnictwo Akademii Ekonomicznej, Poznań. 2. Lisowski A., 1990, Wstęp do geografii społecznej, Wyd. UW, Warszawa. 3. Lisowski A., 1996, Geografia społeczna nowa koncepcja dyscypliny, Czasopismo geograficzne, 67, 2, 4. Liszewski S., 2008, Geografia urbanistyczna, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 5. Majer A., 2010, Socjologia i przestrzeń miejska, Wyd. Naukowe PWN SA, Warszawa, 6. Okólski M., 2004, Demografia zmiany społecznej, Wydaw. Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa. 7. Okólski M., Fihel A., 2012, Demografia: współczesne zjawiska i teorie, Wydaw. Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa. 8. Walmsley D., Lewis G. J., 1997, Geografia człowieka. Podejścia behawioralne, Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa. 9. Węcławowicz G., 2002 Przestrzeń i społeczeństwo współczesnej Polski. Studium z geografii społeczno-gospodarczej., Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa. 10. Węcławowicz G., 2003, Geografia społeczna miast, PWN, Warszawa.
Learning outcomes:	In terms of knowledge, student: (1) Specifies and characterises the major contemporary social processes in their spatial dimension . (2) Characterises the basic types of spatial transformations of social structures . (3) Describes the spatial differentiation of chosen social phenomena in Poland and in the world . In terms of abilities and skills: (1) Gives an explanation of the spatial conditions of the social processes . (2) Analyses the causes and the course of the main social processes and phenomena with regard to their spatial differentiation . In terms of social skills: (1) Can properly determine the priorities for action adopted in individual work .
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attendance at lectures (50 %) and a test covering material presented during the lectures (50 %). To pass (grade 3) it is necessary to get at least 60%.

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