Urban Studies: Urban Business and Development

Course offered as a part of a programme, Master’s level

15 credits

Malmö daytime 100%

30 August 2021 - 7 November 2021

Full tuition fee: 20000 SEK

About the course

There are numerous actors in cities that continuously interact to create value out of scarce resources. The ambition of this course is to identify and understand stakeholder interests and analyse what drives and limits their actions. The course will also provide a deepening of the understanding and application of qualitative methods used in research, as well as for academic writing.

This course is offered as part of a programme:

Urban Studies: Urban Business and Development - Real Estate and Transport, Master's Programme (Two-year) Urban Studies: Urban Business and Development - Real Estate and Transport, Master's Programme (Two-year)

Course content

Syllabus autumn 2021

Earlier syllabuses

Entry requirements and selection

Entry requirements

Bachelor´s degree consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent of English B/English 6 in Swedish secondary school.

Course literature

Course literature and other teaching materials

Module 1

Alston, E., Alston, L. J., Mueller, B. & Nonnenmacher, T. (2018). Institutional and Organizational Analysis; Concepts and Applications. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN:9781107451254

Module 2

Corvellec, H. (red.) (2013). What is theory?: answers from the social and cultural sciences. 1. ed. Liber, Stockholm. (Book will be provided (non-profit)).
Czarniawska, B. (latest edition). A Theory of Organizing. Edward Elgar Pub, Cheltenham.
Silverman, D. (red.) (latest edition). Qualitative research. SAGE, London.

Complementary scientific articles will be provided electronically.

Course evaluation

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