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Inside the City of Diversity (GEOG20008)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject examines how the spaces inside cities, the qualities and resources of their built environments, and the features of their neighbourhoods and communities, enhance or limit the opportunities of different groups of city dwellers. Starting from conceptual positions that foreground inequality, difference and encounter, we ask who benefits and who loses from particular socio-spatial arrangements. Issues investigated will include: the growth of gated communities for the wealthy; homelessness; the privatisation of urban public services; cities as the spaces of identified social groups (women, youth, those of particular ethnicities) and the urban activisms associated with such 'differences'; interactions in public space and in the micro-public places of the multicultural city. Cases and examples will be drawn from cities around the world, primarily from developed countries. Students will explore the socio-spaces of Melbourne in research for their major essay.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject will:
- Recognise key debates in academia, media and policy circles about the challenges of social diversity in contemporary cities
- Distinguish between feminist, postcolonial, and Marxist approaches to thinking about questions of social class, gender, ability, age, race and ethnicity in urban contexts
- Investigate how the spaces inside cities, their built environments, and the features of their neighbourhoods and communities, enhance or limit the opportunities of different social groups
- Apply critical theory to analyse cases from cities around the world, primarily from developed countries, with a focus on the city of Melbourne
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of this subject, students will have:
• developed their ability to evaluate critically different theories and analytical approaches;
• improved their capacity to translate this knowledge into applied analysis;
• gathered and created new information about urban conditions; and
• improved their communication skills in public presentation about their own research project and findings.
Last updated: 28 July 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
This subject is a level 2 subject designed for students who have experience in writing essays of up to 1,000 words at University level. It is recommended that students have successfully completed at least 25 points of level 1 or level 2 subjects that include essay based assessment.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 28 July 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Tutorial participation - (Attend and actively participate in at least 70% of tutorials) Students will be assessed by their tutor on their active contribution to tutorial discussions and activities, individually and as part of a group. | From Week 1 to Week 12 | 10% |
Tutorial presentation. Each student undertakes one presentation in a pair. The week for the presentation is arranged in Week 2 tutorials
| From Week 3 to Week 12 | 5% |
Tutorial paper
| Week 4 | 15% |
Research essay. In preparing for the essay, students will be required to undertake a 1-hour walk in Melbourne CBD in pairs.
| Week 8 | 30% |
Take-home examination for which the questions will be distributed in the last lecture and will be due three weeks after that date.
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 28 July 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Ilan Wiesel Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Two 1-hour lectures per week, and one one-hour tutorial Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 28 July 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Students who have successfully completed the subject 705-289/121-019 Urbanisation and Urban Development are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Geography Informal specialisation Human Geography Major Environmental Geography Minor Social Theory Specialisation (formal) Development Studies Informal specialisation Integrated Geography Major Integrated Geography Major Human Geography Major Urban Design and Planning Informal specialisation Environments Discipline subjects - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 28 July 2023