- Bridge, G. & Watson, S. (Eds). (2010). The Blackwell City Reader. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
- Clark, P. (2009) European Cities and Towns 400-2000. Oxford University, Oxford.
- Harvey, D. (1989). The Condition of Post-Modernity. An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change. Blackwell, Oxford.
Articles and other material will be provided electronically.
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Freestanding course
Kurs, master’s level
15 hp
Malmö | daytime | 100%
1 september 2025 - 9 november 2025
Kod för kursen: US610E
Om kursen
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.
Denna kursen ges som del av program:
Kursinnehåll
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.
Behörighetskrav
Bachelor´s degree consisting of 180 credits. The equivalent of English 6 in Swedish secondary school.
Urval
100% University credits completed
Kurslitteratur
Kursvärdering
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
