Undergraduate - UnitATS2633 - Global cities: Past, present and future

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	History
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2015 (Day) Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Seamus O'Hanlon

Synopsis

How have cities contributed to the progress of globalisation over the past two millennia? This unit analyses a series of major world cities, examining their histories, contemporary situation, and emerging or possible future development scenarios. The overarching theme will be the historical and contemporary role of cities as drivers of economic and social change, with a sub-theme around the idea of cities as centres of cultural interaction.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit student will:

have an understanding of the past, present and possible futures of a number of important world cities
have an understanding of the historical and contemporary role of cities as drivers of economic, social and cultural change
have an understanding of the contemporary and historical role of cities as places of cultural interaction
be familiar with the research skills and methods of urban scholars, including urban historians
have experience in working with a range of textual, visual and material urban research sources
have further developed their oral and written communication skills, including skills in writing for non-specialist audiences
In addition to the above, students undertaking the unit at level three will have demonstrated the ability to conceive and complete an independent research project around an urban theme.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.