Urban Futures (006ID)
Urban Futures
Module 006ID
Module details for 2021/22.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
Urban issues are an increasingly important area for global development. This module will introduce students to the most pressing issues around urban development, from colonial origins to questions of informality, infrastructures as well as access and rights to the city. The emphasis is on endowing students with a critical awareness of urban development issues, but also tools and methodologies to think about potential responses to questions of urban equality and sustainability. These will be brought together in the assessment in the form of a research project. In addition, the module will have an experiential component with a field trip.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of key theoretical perspectives on global urban development
Critically reflect on the theories of, and assumptions about, urban development, informality, sustainability and rights to the city.
Critically analyse the political, economic and social factors that shape contemporary urban development processes
Independently research and critically evaluate challenges to urban development and potential responses to them in specific case study
Apply knowledge of specific urban challenges through experiential learning methodologies
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | T2 Week 10 (15 minutes) | 100.00% |
| Essay (4000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Mon 16:00 | 80.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 3 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Prof Grace Carswell
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Prof Anke Schwittay
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Dr Anna Laing
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Prof Anne-Meike Fechter
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Mr Fred Fordham
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