Geography of Europe

Code:

GEOGR023

Acronym:

GEOEUR

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

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	75	Study Plan . (2012/2013)	2	-	6	4	4
		Study Plan . Minor in History (2012/2013)	2	-	6	4	4
LA	65	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	2	-	6	4	4
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	2	-	6	4	4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Describe the major regions that form Europe at the different levels under consideration.
Systematise the regions that form the European space according to similarities and contrasts.
Interpret the structural level (“longue-durée”) of organisation of the European space.

Program

EUROPE: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE
1. The natural environment
2. 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

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes.

Software

Adobe reader (projecção slide-show)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	156,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study	Estudo autónomo	6
	Total:	6,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of estimated classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of all tests.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Working students, union leaders and students in a similar situation must also submit a project prepared gradually over the year, subject to continuous assessment, with dates, times and types of tutorials agreed for each case.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations for the 1st cycle.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations for the 1st cycle.