Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Urban Geography
School	School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department	Geography
Module Code	03 37770
Module Lead	Natasha Cornea
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
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Description	Cities are complex and often contradictory. They may be spaces of sanctuary but also danger, of aspiration and destitution, the locus of power and powerlessness. They are dependent on nature and yet often framed as unnatural. Urban geographers seeks to understand the complexity of cities and urban lives. In this module we will introduce you to core concepts in contemporary urban geography and urban studies such as inequality, exclusion and segregation, nature and the city, the ways in which social groups make claims on space and place, politics in (and of) the city and urban futures. We will engage critically with examples from the UK and other parts of the world to think about the state and future of an urbanising world more broadly. This module will be assessed via two pieces of coursework (80% and 20%)
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an intermediate level of understanding of key debates in urban geography. Analyse contemporary case studies using core concepts from urban geography. Demonstrate an intermediate ability to observe change in the urban landscape.
Assessment	37770-01 : Concept Essay : Coursework (20%) 37770-02 : Virtual Tour : Coursework (80%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Assessment One: 20% Concept essay (800 words) Assessment Two: 80% course work (3200 word equivalent – virtual walking tour plan). Reassessment: Reassessment of failed components
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