Urban Studies: The Field of Urban Studies

The purpose of the course is that students should develop specialised knowledge and acquire a picture of the research field of Urban Studies and its development, including its scope and complexity.

The course is structured around two themes that together form a whole:

1. Urban Studies idea and research development in relation to city development.
2. Urban Studies in current national and international research.

The course consists of several integrated elements:

- Introductory presentations, in the form of lectures and seminars on the Urban Studies research field.
- Literature seminars where students are responsible for their own introductory presentations of the literature and subsequent questions and critical discussion.
- Field studies illustrating and concretising important research aspects and enabling students to link these to their own experiences.
- Seminars where students present their own and criticise each other's essays.

Syllabus autumn 2026

Earlier syllabuses

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