COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 6 (HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF GEOGRAPHY)

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEO 3014 FIELD ELC. 6 (HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF GEOGRAPHY) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Important people, institutions and events in the historical development of geography as a discipline from past to present, as well as research traditions, methods and philosophical paradigms/approaches that emerged in practice are examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Gains knowledge about the development and change of geography in the world and in Turkey.
2   Explains the history, philosophy and scientific methods of geography.
3   Comprehends how to approach the paradigms of geography with a philosophical approach.
4   Make evaluations about the philosophy of geography.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Geography in Antiquity - Geography in the Middle Ages - Geography in the Renaissance Period
2 The Emergence of Classical Geography
3 The Emergence of Geography in Universities
4 Environmental Determinism
5 Regionalism
6 Paradigms and theories
7 Midterm exam
8 Positivist Geography
9 Humanist Geography
10 Marxist Geography
11 Feminist Geography
12 Postmodern Geography
13 New trends and ideas
14 New trends and ideas
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Özgüç, N. ve Tümertekin, E. (2000) Coğrafya: Geçmiş, Kavramlar ve Coğrafyacılar, Çantay Kitabevi, Istanbul.
Holt-Jensen, A. (2017). Coğrafya: Tarihi, felsefesi ve temel kavramları. Çev: E. Bekaroğlu, Ö. F. Anlı, H. Turut, S. Tuysuz. Idil: Istanbul.
Arı, Y. (Ed.) 20. Yüzyılda Amerikan Coğrafyasının Gelişimi, Çizgi Kitabevi, Konya.
Artvinli, E. & Değirmenci, Y. (Ed.) (2021). Uygulama Örnekleriyle Coğrafya Eğitiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar I, Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Artvinli, E. & Değirmenci, Y. (Ed.) (2021). Uygulama Örnekleriyle Coğrafya Eğitiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar II, Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, travel observation, seminar/source review, internet, interviews with various institutions, organizations and academic staff, documentary.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

MIDTERM EXAM, FINAL EXAM.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

raziye.oban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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