- Wagner, C., Kawulich, B. & Garner, M. (2012). Doing Social Research: A global context. McGraw-Hill, New Your. Available as e-book.
- Ward, K. (2013). Researching the City. A Guide for students. SAGE, Thousand Oaks. (167 pages).
- Articles and other material will be provided electronically.
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Course offered as a part of a programme
Course, master’s level
15 credits
Malmö | daytime | 100%
19 January 2026 - 29 March 2026
Code for the course: US630E
About the course
The course is structured around two interactive themes forming a complex unity:
1. The identification of important and interesting urban contexts.
2. Concretisation in text and image of urban contexts as a means of communication and development.
The course consists of several interactive elements.
- Introductory presentations in lecture form of methodological and theory of knowledge issues in the main field of Urban Studies.
- Practical exercises in the form of workshops where students identify important and interesting urban contexts.
- Examination presentations where students practise analysing and interpreting urban contexts in text and image.
This course is offered as part of programme:
Course content
The purpose of the course is that students should develop their knowledge of methodological and theory of knowledge issues in the main field of Urban Studies.
A further purpose is that students should develop their skills at identifying and concretely expressing urban contexts to be able to achieve a dialogue with urban development actors.
The course is structured around three interactive themes forming a complex unity:
1. Identifying important and interesting urban contexts and issues.
2. Analysing – based on the use of different methodologies – these urban issues.
3. Concretising – in text and image – of the urban issues as a means of communication, critique and development.
The course consists of several interactive elements.
- Introductory presentations in lecture form of methodological and theory of knowledge themes relevant to the field of Urban Studies.
- Practical exercises in the form of workshops where students identify important and interesting urban contexts and develop their skills in analysing them.
- Examination presentations where students practise analysing, interpreting and commenting upon urban contexts in text and image, e.g. using a poster format.
Entry requirements
15 credits in the Urban Studies Master programme
Course literature
Course evaluation
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