Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives in Economic Geography, 7.5 credits
Academic year 2023/2024
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Spring 2024, 100%, Campus
Start date: 16 February 2024
End date: 20 March 2024
Application deadline: 16 October 2023
Application code: UU-72010 Application
Language of instruction: English
Location: Uppsala
Selection: Higher education credits (maximum 285 credits)
Registration: Please contact the department.
Entry requirements: A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. The main field of study must be within the social sciences.
Fees:
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.
Application fee: SEK 900
Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 12,500
Tuition fee, total: SEK 12,500
About the course
The course provides an orientation on research issues, concepts and theories in modern economic geography, such as how new technologies affect the importance of distance and interaction at local and global levels, and the relationships between these levels. The course addresses issues related to production, consumption, and intermediate processes, as well as issues of uneven economic development in relation, to e.g. social and economic conditions in labour markets.
The course is intended for human geography students and other students in social science with an interest in businesses, technology development, globalisation, economic integration, and regional (uneven) economic development.