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Urban Geographies

Postgraduate | CUR-GPH513 | 2024

Forge an understanding of how globalisation, gentrification and other such factors have created global cities.Get a snapshot of the relationships cities have with their regions. Forecast the pathways that urbanisation trends will lead us down.

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Enrol by
18 Aug 2024
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks
Start dates
26 Feb 2024,
26 Aug 2024

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$3,149

Upfront cost

$0

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Urban Geographies

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. critically evaluate the processes of globalisation and the key theoretical and conceptual ideas relating to cities including contested claims to place
    2. develop and apply technical skills and ethical practices required to collate, manage and analyse empirical information on cities and regions
    3. critically identify and assess the interrelationships between cities and their regions and communicate complex research data and ideas through different media using a range of technologies
    4. explore new and experimental approaches for understanding cities
    5. synthesise the analytical skills by evaluating and reporting on a specific Urban Geography challenge

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
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