Development Geography
Geography has been a focus of undergraduate teaching at King's College London since the College was first established in 1829. Our current teaching concerns important contemporary issues, including global environmental change, international development and urban life. Key courses integrate a broad education in geography with in depth specialist knowledge in development geography. Additional modules in environmental geography, human geography, and geography, society and the environment are also available.
Requirements
Students wanting to study the Development Geography major must have taken Geographical Foundations in the first year.
Option Modules
In year 2, students must take 5SSG2044 Development Geographies: Livelihoods & Policy Contexts (during Semester 1) and an additional 30 credits of modules from the following list (each module is worth 15 credits). Students studying abroad must just take 15 credits
Semester 1
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5SSG2042 Natural Hazards
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5SSG2011 Economic and Social Change in Post War Europe
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5SSG2055 Institutions, Governance and Development
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5SSG2017 Historical Geographies of Urbanism
Semester 2
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5SSG2054 Water and Development
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5SSG2024 Ecological and Cultural Biogeography
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5SSG2050 Cities: Explorations in Urban Geography
For descriptions of the modules, look at the Geography programme's undergraduate pathway page (link) and click on a module for more details.
In year 3, students must take Current Research in Development Geography and an additional 45 credits of modules from the following list:
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Current Research in Human Geography
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Current Research in Society, Environment and Geography
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Gendered Geographies of Development and Globalisation
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Cultural Landscapes: North American Style
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Political Economy of Hazardscapes
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Global Political Ecology
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Economy, Society and Politics in 19th Century London
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Economic and Social Change in Southern Africa
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Japanese Environments
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Urban Geography
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Environmental Risk, Governance and Society
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Health Lifestyles and Cities
Note: Modules may vary from year to year depending staff availability.