Geography of Europe

Code:

GEOGR023

Acronym:

GEOEUR

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geography

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEOGR	80	Study Plan - Geo. Minor in History (2008-2011)	2	-	6	4	4
		Study Plan (2008/2009 - 2011/2012)	2	-	6	4	4
HISTO	32	Study Plan - Hist. w/ Minor in Geography	3	-	6	4	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To describe the main regions of Europe (physical, cultural and economic realms).
To systematize European space according to similarities and contrasts.
To interpret the structural level ("longue durée') of European space organization.

Program

EUROPE: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE
1. The natural environment
2. The human geography and cultural landscapes.
3. Socio-economic patterns and territorial dynamics
4. Regional profiles.
5. International relations.

Mandatory literature

The Treaty on European Union, 1992
Antony Alcock; A short History of Europe, Palgrave, 2002. ISBN: 0 333 99407 8
Arendt, H.; The Origins of Totalitarianism., Harcourt, Brace & World., 1986
Bloom, H.; The Western Canon, Macmillan, 1994
Davies, N.; Europe, Oxford University Press, 1996
Lucien Febvre; A Europa: a génese de uma civilização, Editorial Teorema, 1999. ISBN: 972 695 476 2
Gombrich, E.; The Story of Art, Phaidon, 1952
Heffernan, Mike; The Meaning of Europe, Hodden Arnold, 1998. ISBN: 978-0340580189
McDonald, J.; The European Scene: A Geographic Perspective, Prentice Hall, 1997

Software

Adobe Reader (slide-show projection)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	0,00
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	1,00
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	1,00
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	1,00
	Total:	-	0,00