Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student:

  • will be able to situate the main geographical movements within sciences
  • will have acquired an epistemology of key concepts and notions of geography
  • will be able to position key authors of geography in their specific movement

Goals

The objective of this course is to provide some thoughts on geography as a science and its recent developments. It aims to identify important schools of geography and to clarify the specificity of the geographical approach.

Content

  • Evolution of geography from 1950 to nowadays
  • The specificity of geography
  • The different geographical movement
  • The geographical approach
  • Key concepts and notions in geography

Exercices

Written work based on an epistemological analysis of scientific papers.

Teaching methods

  • Interactive theoretical presentations
  • Personal work based on selected articles

Assessment method

Written work and oral defense of the work. The oral defense will also include some theoretical questions.

The evaluation is similar for the second session.

Sources, references and any support material

  • Syllabus « Histoire de la géographie » (à partir de 1950)
  • Clozier R., 1972 (5ème ed.). « Histoire de la géographie », Presses Universitaires de France.
  • Gumuchian H., Marois C., 2000. « Initiation à la recherche en géographie: aménagement, développement territorial, environnement », les Presses de l’Université de Montréal.

Language of instruction

French
Training Study programme Block Credits Mandatory
Bachelor in Geography : General Standard 0 2
Bachelor in Geography : General Standard 2 2
Bachelor in Geography : General Standard 3 2