Course

Urban Society - PLAN1011

Faculty: Built Environment

School: Planning and Urban Development

Course Outline: Built Environment

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Currently enrolled in program 3360 Planning.

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The primary objective of this course is to encourage students to critically consider their understanding of the society in which they live. Students are introduced to different sociological perspectives that have been used to describe and analyse aspects of contemporary urban society and the way in which the sociological imagination can inform an understanding of urban life. Of central concern are the origins, theoretical traditions and contemporary debates of sociology. Issues of social equity, social class, technological change, ideal and imagined communities are canvassed underpinned by an interest in the role of planning in managing change and community development. The course is structured around a combination of lectures, weekly readings, and occasional audio and visual materials, with a variety of assessment tasks.
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