The module aims to:

impart an understanding of scientific computing
	give students a grounding in the basic principles of algorithm development and program construction
	to introduce principles of computer-based image analysis and model development
The module will cover:

Introduction to Jupyter notebooks
	Computing in Python
	Computing for image analysis
	Computing for environmental modelling
	Data visualisation for scientific applications
See: https://github.com/UCL-EO/geog0111

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module, students should:

have an understanding of the Python programming language and experience of its use
	have an understanding of algorithm development and be able to use widely used scientific computing software to manipulate datasets and accomplish analytical tasks
	have an understanding of the technical issues specific to image-based analysis, model implementation and scientific visualisation
 

This module equips students with an advanced ability to conceptualise, investigate and analyse academic and public debates on geopolitics. It focuses...

This module equips students with an advanced ability to conceptualise, investigate and analyse academic and public debates on geopolitics. It focuses particular attention on the ways in which geopolitical issues and events are constituted and contested as matters of public concern.

Linking with GEOG0084 Geopolitics and GEOG0085 Environment, Politics and Practice, the module brings together:
1) engagement with academic thinking on geopolitics, publics and publicness;
2) investigation of recent and current geopolitical issues and events; and,
3) analysis of how these issues and events are constituted and contested through public practices.

The course aims to:
1) enhance critical understanding of current scholarship on geopolitics;
2) develop in-depth knowledge of specific case study topics; and,
3) enhance appreciation of how geopolitical issues and events are positioned as matters of public concern.

The course begins by considering geopolitics in relation to ideas of sovereignty, security and secrecy. It then looks at how geopolitical issues and events are constituted and contested via practices such as public and parliamentary inquiries and forensic, criminal and open source investigations. The course focuses particularly but not exclusively on examples relating to the UK but the specific content varies from year to year; in recent years the course has concentrated on issues relating to the UK’s involvement in the 2003 Iraq war and its relations with Russia. Students should contact the convenor for more information about the course content for the current year. The course is taught through weekly seminars.

 