A 10,000 word essay (the 'dissertation') to be handed in at the beginning of the Summer term. Students define a research project with the help and approval of the Department and receive guidance while undertaking the research and writing the essay.

The module will consider the architectural, geographical and sociological construction and power relations that make and shape life in cities and mega-cities,...

Urban Sociology in a Global World (EDPS0237)

The module will consider the architectural, geographical and sociological construction and power relations that make and shape life in cities and mega-cities, including the contested nature of some of the ensuing definitions of cites. It considers the dynamics of urban life such as how it can generate innovation and wealth creation as well as displacement and exclusion; and the effects of mobility and migration to cities caused by conflict and aspiration and climate change. It will tackle these issues by considering the following contrasting urban developments: the creation of urban technological hubs linked to financial institutions; the magnet effects of those entrepreneurial ecosystems as well as the ‘urban supernova effects’ such as rises in property and rents and social displacement; and new and changing patterns of mobility and migration, including the growth of refugee communities, and their implications for urban design, sharing space and ideas about inclusive growth. The module will also consider new ideas and practices concerning the ethics of urban design and redesign, including emerging participatory approaches which pursue the co-design of liveable cities with stakeholder communities. All lectures will be 2 hours and seminars 1 hour.

Aims:

To give students the experience of undertaking and completing a substantial piece of individual project work, applying knowledge learned throughout the...

Individual Project for Year 3 BSc (COMP0029)

The Archaeology of the Silk Roads (ARCL0216)

Students enrolled in this module will learn to think critically and strategically about the dynamics, ethics, and practicalities of engaging diverse publics...