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Urban Geographies
PostgraduateCUR-GPH5132026
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 Mar 2026
- Price from
- $3,637
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Urban Geographies
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically evaluate the processes of globalisation and the key theoretical and conceptual ideas relating to cities including contested claims to place
- develop and apply technical skills and ethical practices required to collate, manage and analyse empirical information on cities and regions
- 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
- explore new and experimental approaches for understanding cities
- synthesise the analytical skills by evaluating and reporting on a specific Urban Geography challenge
- The Allure of the City
- Putting Cities First
- Origins of the City
- City Worlds: Social Geographies of the City
- Global Cities: Command and Control
- Fear and the City
- Cities in Decline?
- Developing World Cities
- The Creative City
- Sustainable Cities
- Tourist-Historic Cities
- Cities of Tomorrow
This subject was previously known as Global Cities and Regions.
This subject explores the key concepts and approaches for understanding cities. The subject draws on consideration of the processes of globalisation, gentrification and urban contestations shaping the social geographies of cities.
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- Essay (50%)
- Presentation (50%)
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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:
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2026 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE