AMU2015 Cities and citizens
Faculty of Arts
AMU2015 Cities and citizens is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMU2015
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AMU2015
No unit lists AMU2015 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Overview
Cities have long been viewed as sites for the enactment and practice of citizenship. Cities are not just neutral places or containers where people live; instead, cities shape, and are shaped by, the collective social, economic and political acts of its citizenry. In recent decades, rapid and uneven urbanisation processes across the globe has posed challenges to existing models of cities and citizenship. Situated in this context, this unit examines cities as sites of contention and opportunity for various groups of actors to exercise citizenship. Through case studies in cities across world regions, this unit examines current urban issues that pose challenges to the idea and practice of citizenship. Topics include the role of global economic processes in the production of urban space(s), the flows of capital in and through cities, technologies of government and governance, top-down and bottom-up modes of claiming space and rights, as well as the politics of inclusion and exclusion.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Reflective Essay30%
- City Profile Google Site (Group)40%
- Moodle Quizzes30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand, evaluate and apply relevant theories to the understanding of urbanisation and citizenship in urban contexts;
- 2
Appreciate and explain how cities can be sites of contention and opportunity for various groups of actors;
- 3
Appreciate and explain the implications of the above for the idea and practice of citizenship;
- 4
Read, think and respond reflectively and critically to global urban issues and challenges;
- 5
Articulate ideas and arguments effectively in written, spoken, visual and/or audio-visual forms; and
- 6
Work in small groups to develop a major project.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
AMU2015 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Koh Sin Yee
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Koh Sin Yee
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMU2015?
AMU2015 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMU2015 offered?
In 2020, AMU2015 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMU2015?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMU2015 have an exam?
No. AMU2015 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include AMU2015?
AMU2015 is part of Global studies.