Social and Economic Geography Field Trip Abroad
| Courses and exams | |
|---|---|
| Prof | Aalbers Manuel Loopmans Maarten Schuermans Nick van Heur Bas |
| Courses | Excursion |
| Examination | Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period |
| Background | |
| Credits | 3 |
| When? | 2nd semester |
| ECTS | KUL VUB |
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The field trip destination changes every year depending on the professor, typically with a rotation of 3-4 years. The last few years the destinations were Estonia (2025), Berlin (2024) and Marseille (2023).
Since 2025 an exam has been implemented on the social and economic field trip, to make the grading more similar to the physical field trip.
- Group paper before the field trip: 20%
- Fieldwork + group presentation on the field: 10%
- Fieldnotes of half an excursion day: 10%
- Written open-book exam: 60%
(Mark should be at least 8/20 for each part.)
2025 - Estonia
June
06/06/2025
- Suppose you're the mayor of the region you studied. Come up with three measures that could improve living conditions for the inhabitants of your district.
- Districts Merirahu and Tiskre are suburban neighbourhoods in Tallinn. Describe 5 differences from suburbanisation in Belgium.
- Place the districts, Vaike-Oismae, Viivikonna, Sillamae and Kalamaja on a timeline. Explain the difference in development between those neighbourhoods using the geological metaphor and positionality.