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Last updated: 4 June 2021
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online)
2021 will be the final offering for this unit
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AIA301
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2-hour class per week plus excursion: One full day in the field (7-hours per trimester)
Online independent and collaborative learning activities equivalent to 1 x 1-hour per week and one full-day excursion (7-hours per trimester)
This unit seeks to provide a foundational overview of the history, theory and practice of urban geography in Australia and internationally. The unit will begin with a consideration of urbanisation in the contemporary world before detailing the various ways in which urban geographers have approach the study of cities over the last century. The unit will then focus on a number of key dimensions which structure cities in Australia, North America and Asia – their economies, politics, culture and social order – using Australian cities as a basis of comparison with others.
Finally, the unit will engage with a range of contemporary issues which bedevil Australian urban planners – residential segregation, urban renewal, economic viability, mobility and environmental sustainability – and some of their solutions.
Demonstrate a command of Urban Geography, including its perspective, theoretical traditions and skills
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
Explain the origins and operations of cities across the globe, in particular Australian cities as they compare with North American and Asian cities
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO8: Global citizenship
Analyse key ways in which Australian cities are structured - their economies, politics, cultures and social orders
GLO3: Digital literacy
Evaluate and address contemporary challenges in the planning of Australian cities - their residential segregation, renewal, sustainability and economic viability
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIG300 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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