ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future
Faculty of Arts
ATS2633 Global cities: Past, present and future is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Caulfield, Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2633
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2633
No unit lists ATS2633 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Twelve credit points of first-year Arts units.
Prohibitions: ATS3633, AZA2633, AZA3633
Overview
How have cities contributed to the progress of globalisation over the past two millennia? This unit analyses a series of major world cities, examining their histories, contemporary situation, and emerging or possible future development scenarios. The overarching theme will be the historical and contemporary role of cities as drivers of economic and social change, with a sub-theme around the idea of cities as centres of cultural interaction.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- OtherExercise30%
- Forum PostsExercise10%
- Research ProjectWritten40%
- Take home final assessmentWritten20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
describe the past, present and possible futures of a number of important world cities;
- 2
explain the historical and contemporary role of cities as drivers of economic, social and cultural change, and as places of cultural interaction;
- 3
identify and apply the research skills and methods of urban scholars, including urban historians;
- 4
critically analyse a range of textual, visual and material urban research sources;
- 5
communicate orally and in writing to specialist and lay audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based 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. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit includes case-based teaching, where you apply your knowledge and engage in analytical and reflective thinking to solve complex contextual scenarios. Activities are often designed so that there is not one clear answer, but you need to work together to examine, analyse and make decisions to resolve the situation.
Learning resources
Technology resources
BYOD requirement
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod).
Where it fits
ATS2633 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Samson Lim
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Samson Lim
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2633?
ATS2633 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2633 offered?
In 2025, ATS2633 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield and Clayton.
How much work is ATS2633?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2633 have an exam?
No. ATS2633 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2633?
ATS2633 is part of History and Human geography.