Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
URBAN THEORIES	14006018		3 + 0	3.0	10.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Erol DEMİR
Assistants
Goals	The main objective of this course is to examine the urban theories and methodologies.
Course Content	In this course, the theoretical debates from the classical sociology in the nineteenth century to the current debates will be examined.
Learning Outcomes	1) Students gain knowledge in the history of thought on urban issues and skills in critical examination of theoretical approaches. 2) Students gain skills in being a part of a participatory society. 3) Skills in reading relevant literature in English

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Classical Sociologists: Marx, Weber, Durkheim and Simmel (4 weeks)	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week	Chicago School	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week	Neomarxists	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week	Neoweberians	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week	Los Angeles School	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week	Feminists	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week	Postmodernists	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week	Paper Presentations (5 weeks)	Lecture; Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
	Globalization and the city	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming; Opinion Pool	Seminar
9. Week	Gentrification	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming	Seminar
10. Week	Urban transformation	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming	Seminar
11. Week	Urban social movements	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming	Seminar
12. Week	Urban entrepreneurialism	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming	Seminar
13. Week	Urban surveillance	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming	Seminar
14. Week	Urban poverty	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming	Seminar

Recommended Sources

- G. Bridge & S. Watson (eds), 2011. The New Blackwell Companion to the City, Blackwell.

- H. Lefebvre, 2014. Mekânın Üretimi, Sel Yay.

- P. Saunders, 1986. Social Theory and The Urban Question, Routledge.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

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Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	3	42
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	8	112
Homework	1	60	60
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)	2	40	80
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30