Duration
10h Th, 40h Pr, 6d FW
Number of credits
| Master in geography : general (120 ECTS) | 7 crédits | |||
| Master in geography, global change (120 ECTS) | 7 crédits | |||
| Master in urban planning and territorial development (120 ECTS) | 7 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The cursus of project aims to reflect about strategic options for the development of a territory through case studies, in Belgium and abroad. It articulates diagnosis, benchmark, strategy development and programming.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Grasp the complexity of a territorial development project
Develop a working method
Collect and process territorial information
Suggest several development strategies
Compare different strategies and cultures of development.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
After a short theoretical introduction, the students examine in small groups a territorial development strategy for a territory. After a critical analysis of the existing and planned projects, they draft operational recommendations for development strategy and programming.
A week of fieldwork abroad allows to revisit a similar issue in order to compare and criticize the two strategies of territorial development.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Classroom sessions, group work in classroom, in videoconference and on the field.
Recommended or required readings
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
The reports account for 70% of the final score. A survey will be distributed to the group participants to assess internal collaboration.
An individual oral exam about the reports and tools used represents 30% of the final score.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Fieldworks will be organized in Spring 2024
Contacts
Serge SCHMITZ, S.Schmitz@uliege.be, 043665629
Guénael DEVILET, g.devillet@uliege.be