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Mobile Worlds (GEOG30028)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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The scale of contemporary travel is staggering, involving tourists, business people, refugees, passengers, commuters, students, backpackers, migrants, stowaways, pirates, terrorists—and many more. Travel has often been seen as devoid of economic, political and socio-cultural significance. But issues of movement—too much or too little; too fast or too slow; or the wrong sort at the wrong time—are at the heart of many lives, organisations and governments. From airport expansion controversies to design responses to global warming; and from the spectre of driverless cars to the plight of homeless people, issues of ‘mobility’ are centre stage.
Through this subject we will be getting to grips with how and why things move. What are the meanings attached to these movements? How fast do things move? What routes do these movements take? How and when do things stop? All of these questions generate new ways of thinking about the emergence, distribution, and patterning of power in our contemporary globalising world. This subject will be taught intensively through a series of workshops and practicals, involving fieldwork in different areas of Melbourne.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Recognise the most recent advances in geographical thinking about mobilities.
- Develop ideas about mobilities into arguments with reference to historical and contemporary examples of mobility processes.
- Distinguish the different ways in which mobilities are positioned within contemporary media and policy debates.
- Select and interrogate relevant academic literature concerning the cultural, social and political aspects of contemporary mobility issues.
- Communicate findings in written and oral form with reference to broader debates within geography and related disciplines.
Generic skills
- Be able to evaluate competing arguments
- Be able to show skills in written communication
- Be able to present and communicate complex ideas in understandable formats
- Be able to think reflectively, and give to and receive feedback from peers
- Be able to set goals, manage projects, and prioritise workloads
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
This subject is a level 3 subject designed for students who have experience in writing essays of up to 2,000 words at University level. It is recommended that students have successfully completed at least 37.5 points of level 2 subjects that include essay based assessment and the use of social scientific texts.
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: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online quiz based on pre-teaching reading
| Early term | 20% |
Workshop attendance and participation in practicals. (Students will be assessed by their tutor on their active contribution to tutorial discussions and activities, individually and as part of a group) | Early term | 10% |
Reflective journal based on workshops and practicals
| Week | 20% |
Research essay
| Week 5 | 50% |
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Prior to the intensive teaching period, students are required to: 1) read a series of key mobilities readings; and 2) undertake an online quiz based on these readings.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None – there will be an online reader produced
- 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: 15 February 2024