Geographical Field Course - Paris

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Cursusdoel

After completing the course, students are able to:
  1. Identify and interpret urban challenges in Paris: Analyze key urban planning, urban geography, urban development, and geographical challenges in Paris, situating them within broader economic, political, and socio-cultural and socio-linguistic contexts, with a particular focus on migration, inclusion, sustainability, and city branding.
  2. Conduct fieldwork based on integrating theoretical and historical sources: Synthesize insights from academic readings, historical sources, and visual materials together with direct field observations. Critically assess the perspectives of public, private, and non-profit actors through interviews and site visits, and compare these real-world viewpoints with academic theories.
  3. Reflect on interdisciplinary approaches to urban and socio-cultural issues: Combine perspectives from urban geography and cultural studies to address complex urban challenges, such as accessibility, housing affordability, and representation. Critically reflect on the contributions and limitations of your disciplinary expertise while integrating intercultural, linguistic, and spatial analyses.
  4. Analyze and reflect on intercultural encounters: Evaluate intercultural interactions encountered during the course, considering how cultural and linguistic differences shape urban and spatial experiences as well as a researcher’s positionality in these contexts.
  5. Communicate effectively in cross-cultural settings: Demonstrate effective communication with French professionals and local actors, applying appropriate cultural conventions in both formal and informal contexts, while integrating intercultural competence into your interactions.


Description of assignment Assesses which learning goals?
  1. Presentation subtopic preparatory week (team)
  2. Active participation fieldtrip (individual)
  3. Fieldwork paper (individual)
  4. Reflection paper fieldtrip (individual)
 A
B - E
C
D

Vakinhoudelijk

Cross-listed with Humanities, with a special interest for students pursuing Chinese or Arabic languages. Course counts towards either SSC or HUM major.
Also recommended for students in Earth&Environment, but does not count towards Science major.


Destination Summer 2025: Paris

Format
In the preparatory weeks, there will be lectures, a discussion on a documentary, a guest lecture and student presentations.
A program of activities in Paris forms the core of this course. Supported by guest lectures, an active exploration of the different study sites by the participants themselves constitutes the ‘fieldwork’ component. Teams further explore their specific theme through observations in the field, visuals and other materials. Fieldwork will be complemented by organized group visits to specific sites, institutions and interactive sessions with local experts (academics and representatives of NGOs, public and commercial sectors). Discussions allow for an in-depth view of issues and the exchange of insights.

Dates

Prepatarory week: May 26th – 30th in Utrecht, and then ,

Field trip: June 2nd-6th in Paris

plus an assignment afterwards


Costs
Costs for the field trip will be approx..xxx€ per participant, covering accommodation, breakfast, local transportation, and some meals during lunch/dinner.
Travel costs will be approx. xxx €
The final costs will be announced once the number of participants, program and arrangements for travel and stay are confirmed.


Registration & deadlines
Students who want to participate make their interest known by email to the course coordinator and via their tutor. The organizers will approach those who have expressed interest for confirmation of registration. Registration closes early for reservation of travel and accommodation; it is in the form of a binding signed contract as well as a down-payment of part of the field trip costs. You cannot register yourself through Osiris Student. The coordinator will take care of this.
  • Information meeting:
  • expression of interest: (motivation of 200 words + match prerequisites)
  • deadline final registration:
Selection will be based on the timely registration of participants, and the way the requirements are met. If interest turns out to be larger than the maximum number of participants, selection will be done through lottery.

Watch a student produced video clip of the 2018 Shanghai field trip on https://students.uu.nl/en/university-college-utrecht/academics/study-programme/humanities/china-studies

Werkvormen

UCU level 3 SSC course

Toetsing

Active individual participation field trip

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Team field work paper

Verplicht | Weging 35% | ECTS 2,63

Individual reflection paper field trip

Verplicht | Weging 25% | ECTS 1,88

Team presentation subtopic preparatory week

Verplicht | Weging 20% | ECTS 1,5

Ingangseisen en voorkennis

Ingangseisen

Je moet minimaal 7,5 punten voor categorie 2 (Bachelor Verdiepend) hebben behaald

Voorkennis

Recommended for students in Geography: - Intro Human Geography; - and of one of the following courses: Development Studies, Urban Geography or Globalization and Regional Development; or another relevant level 2 course, in SSC, HUM or SCI. Recommended for students in Humanities, - one of the following courses: - level 1 Arabic - level 1 Chinese - Intercultural Communication and a relevant level 2 course, in SSC, HUM or SCI.

Voertalen

  • Engels

Competenties

  • Internationale en interculturele oriëntatie
  • Interdisciplinariteit
  • Samenwerken

Cursusmomenten

Gerelateerde studies

Tentamens

Er is geen tentamenrooster beschikbaar voor deze cursus

Verplicht materiaal

Materiaal Omschrijving
DIVERSE Travel, accommodation and meal costs. See outline for specifics.

Aanbevolen materiaal

Er is geen informatie over de aanbevolen literatuur bekend

Opmerkingen

Registration for this course closes early for travel reservations. Cross-listed with HUM (counts for SSC and HUM major)

Coördinator

dr. D.S. van Lierop d.s.vanlierop@uu.nl

Docenten

dr. D.S. van Lierop d.s.vanlierop@uu.nl

Inschrijving

Let op: deze cursus is niet toegankelijk voor studenten van andere faculteiten, bijvakkers mogen zich dus niet inschrijven.

Inschrijving niet via OSIRIS
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