Implementing “Critical Cartography” in higher education: a cross-university module proposal

As argued in previous research (Ernstberger et al., 2024), contemporary critical cartography education at the universitylevel may have much to gain from explicitly outlined curricular aims, standards, and expectations.Based on a developed critical cartography education criteria framework, this study details the proposal of an elective, 3-credit, university-level "Critical Cartography" module.In particular, and in line with critical pedagogic frameworks, the module is developed along four key curricular elements: (1) critical content, (2) critical instruction methods, and (3) aligning learning outcomes and (4) assessment methods.Taking inspiration from examples in geography programs that apply critical elements to higher education modules, such as Laing (2020), the proposed module is intended to be seen as one example of many alternative routes for implementing critical theory and practice within higher education cartography curricula.