Бакалавриат
2026/2027
Урбанистика
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Социология и социальная информатика)
Кто читает:
Департамент социологии
Где читается:
Санкт-Петербургская школа социальных наук
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Епанова Юлия Валентиновна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course examines the theory and practice of urbanism. During the course, students will have an opportunity to get acquainted with the history of urbanization and with a variety of theoretical understanding of the specifics of the urban way of life, the process of the growth and development of the cities. The course introduces the history, international and Russian experience of developing concepts and strategies for spatial development, regional and urban master planning, their strengths, and weaknesses.
Learning Objectives
- The course is aimed at the understanding of contemporary methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of cities and urban space, urban planning and social processes in the city, with empirical methods of urban research
Expected Learning Outcomes
- The student knows the main aspects of sociological approaches to the study of urban space, development and management
- The student defines the main concepts of the course, uses new terminology, recognises different theoretical approaches to the understanding of urban space, expresses his/her point of view
- The student applies the acquired knowledge of theoretical approaches to the sociological study of urban space, the processes of segregation, inequality, gentrification while performing the tasks
Course Contents
- Urban Studies: an Introduction
- Classical sociological theories of the urban
- The city in theories of urban planning
- Spatial Urban Effects
- The City and Technology
- Sociological Methods in Urban Studies: An Introduction
Assessment Elements
- In-class participationIN-CLASS PARTICIPATION includes attending lectures and working in seminars. Attendance at lectures will be included in the overall percentage of attendance. Working оn seminars involves completing the lecturer's assignments during classes, reading texts at home, and completing assignments for seminars at home. • Be ready to: • read and discuss literature • analyze videos, cases • conduct mini-research and present the results • make PowerPoint presentations Seminar participation and performance will be assessed according to the following 0–4 scale: 0 - Absent 1 - Present but not engaged in the session 2 - Participated but responses contained errors 3 - Demonstrated a solid command of the material with no major errors 4 - Delivered an outstanding, well-reasoned response demonstrating mastery The average score across all seminars will subsequently be converted into a 10-point grade, which will contribute to the final course grade. Please not, that the average grade for in-class participation will not be rounded.
- ExamThe final control will be in the form of a test consisting of different questions (single choice, multiple choice, open-ended questions). The maximum number of points scored will be 40 The examination has a time limit. The time to complete the test is 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- ProjectThe exam is held in the form of presentation of group projects on urban studies. The research topic is chosen by students and discussed with the course instructors. The following components should be included in the presentation: 1. Research topic, its relevance and significance. 2. Theoretical framework of the research. 3. The brief introduction of the research design: logic of the study, methods, sample, the description of the empirical data for analysis 4. Analysis, results and conclusions.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- 9781526421630 - Hannigan, John A.; Richards, Greg - The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies - 2017 - SAGE Publications - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1641811 - nlebk - 1641811
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Parker, S. (2015). Urban Theory and the Urban Experience : Encountering the City (Vol. Second edition). Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=978361