Urban Contexts
UndergraduateCUR-BAS3202025
Navigate the urban terrain and foundations of cities, from historic grid plans to futuristic cybercities. Reveal the age, issues and historic legacies that shape urban landscapes today. Compare past and present urban planning and design.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 24 Aug 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 1 Sept 2025
- Price from
- $1,286
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Urban Contexts
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically analyse and evaluate modernist, post-modernist and contemporary theories around world cities using a range of methodologies
- propose urban interventions using principles and theories of urban design and evidence-based judgement
- develop research methodologies surrounding a site and apply to urban design principles and practice.
- Introduction to Cities
- The Grid
- Dispersed City
- City as a Museum
- Collage City
- Polarised City
- The City and Climate
- CyberCities
- Transit Oriented Development
- Urbanscaping
- Regent Park
- Review
This subject is an examination of cities and townscapes in their chronological and historical contexts. It explores modernist, post-modernist and contemporary theories related to urbanism and the city through topical urban issues.
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- Debate (30%)
- Presentation (25%)
- Essay (45%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-BAS-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
Elective
- CUR-IAH-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
- CUR-IND-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Interior Design
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Others
Level 3 subjects normally assume an intermediate level of prior knowledge in this area. Ensure all Level 2 subjects have been completed.
Pre Requisite: Successful completion of 200 credit points.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Audio video equipment required. Access to hardware: webcam, speakers and microphone.
- Other requirements - Access to the Internet. Admission to degree may be required.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Applied Science (Architectural Science)
UndergraduateCUR-BAS-DEG
Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)
UndergraduateCUR-IAH-DEG
UndergraduateCUR-IND-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG