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Course: Development Geography

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Course title Development Geography
Course code MRS/UPDG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Medová Nikola, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
1: Behavioral geography and its relation to the development Geographical regionalisation of developing world Globalisation processes and territorial disparities 2: Geographical, socioeconomic, political and environmental aspects of development in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with an overview of geographical, socio-economical, political and environmental issues related to development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The course analyses specific development opportunities and challenges in these regions.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Binns, T., Nel, E., Dixon, A., Lynch, K. (2023). Africa: Diversity and Development (2nd Edition). New York, Routledge.
  • Caroll, T., Hameiri, S., Jones, L. (2020). The Political Economy of Southeast Asia: Politics and Uneven Development under Hyperglobalisation. Cham, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Cupples, J. (2021). Development and Decolonization in Latin America. New York, Routledge.
  • Gasiorkowski, M., Yom, S. L. (2017). The Government and Politics of Middle East and North Africa (8th Edition). Boulder, CO, Westview Press.
  • Malikov, Y. (2020). Modern Central Asia. New York: Lexington Books.
  • Potter, R., Binns, T., Elliott, J., Nel. E., Smith, D. (2018). Geographies of Development: An Introduction to Development Studies (4th Edition). New York, Routledge.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2025) Category: Social sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 27.10.2025 23:57. Data created for academic year 2025/2026