Diploma in Urban Sociology

 

Course Description

 

The aim of this course is to introduce graduate students to a set of core writings in urban sociology. Topics involve community’s changing nature, social inequality, political power, socio-spatial change, technological change, and the relationship between the built environment and human behavior.

Course Objectives

  • to educate students about the nature and changing character of the city and the urban experience – including the larger social, political, and economic dynamics of urban change – so as to provide a more nuanced appreciation of the contemporary, comparative, and historical context in which urban planning skills and sensibilities have been developed and could be applied,
  • 2) To offer a “sociology of knowledge” approach to the field of urban sociology, so as to prepare more advanced students for pursuing an urban sociology concentration in preparation for doctoral exams.

Topics

  • Studying the city: approaches; the city and social theory
  • Theoretical perspectives on the city: urbanism; urban ecology; postmodernism; comparative urbanism; Southeast Asian context
  • Urban political economy, consumption, and socio-spatial analysis
  • Urban diversity and global cities: globalization and diversity; gendered spaces
  • Social Inequality and Urban Problems: housing and education; the shadow economy in Southeast Asian cities; urban social movements
  • Planning the urban environment: planning; urban utopia; the entrepreneurial city

Training Format:

  • All materials are made available through our Online Learning Platform
  • Students should commit approximately 5-6 hours of their time per week

Materials Provided:

Online delivery of curriculum materials, exercises and templates.

Assignments:

In order to demonstrate their understanding of the course content, students will be required to submit assignments at the end of every month.

COURSE DURATION: 6 months

REGIONS TARGETED: Global

COURSE FEE: $800

ORGANIZERS: Capacity Africa Institute

LANGUAGE: English only

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Online Training Coordinator

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