GEOG2511: URBAN GEOGRAPHY

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• To introduce students to a range of debates in urban geography and cognate debates in urban studies
• To enable students to appreciate and understand the changing economic, political, social and cultural character of cities in the 21st Century

• The module will address key themes in urban geography, for example:
• Theories and concepts of urbanization and urbanism
• Urbanization in the global north and global south
• Urban infrastructure and inequalities
• Public space and spatial exclusions
• Urban densities and crowds
• Urban natures
• Migration
• Urban economies
• Urban communities and diversity
• Urban politics and policy

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
• Demonstrate knowledge of a range of debates in urban geography
• Understand the range of perspectives and approaches to urban geographical enquiry
• Appreciate diverse perspectives and challenges faced by urban communities and stakeholders

Subject-specific Skills:

• On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
• Critically evaluate available evidence on urban forms and processes.
• Discuss and write effectively about these debates, approaches, forms and processes

Key Skills:

• On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
• Demonstrate expertise in critical reflection and analysis
• Communicate critical urban geographical analysis through written/oral/visual modes
• Evaluate evidence from a range of sources (academic, media, social media, governmental and other institutional sources)
• Demonstrate ability to formulate critical and sophisticated arguments from the above-mentioned sources
• Demonstrate capacity to improve their own independent learning and performance by gathering information from a range of bibliographic and electronic sources with a view to the critical appraisal of a particular topic
• Demonstrate a range of skills including the ability to evaluate and synthesise information obtained from a variety of sources
• Demonstrate capacity to evaluate the merits of contrasting theoretical and conceptual approaches

• Basic facts on urban geography and urban development processes are introduced and explained in lectures
• Concepts and alternative academic approaches are introduced in lectures and discussed and developed in tutorials and through formative feedback.
• Factual understanding, critical evaluation and effective writing are tested in exams and coursework

Seminar 1 will entail group presentations and discussion on a selected module theme, feeding into the end of Term 1 summative Group Presentation assessment. Seminar 2 will support learning for the Individual Essay.

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