3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4021745ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Geography
Educational team
David Bassens (course titular)
Bas Van Heur
Activities and contact hours

12 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Lecture series in which international researchers, teachers and professionals in the domain of urban studies present their ideas to a Brussels audience. The course consists of various lectures, mostly on location in the centre of Brussels.

Additional info

NA

Learning Outcomes

General competences

to gain an overview of the key debates in global urban studies 

- to develop a critical mindset towards urban change and development 

- to gain more in-depth knowledge of at least one of the lecture themes 

- to write a substantive research paper on at least one of the lecture themes 

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Other exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The final grade is based on lecture attendance (pass/fail) and a written paper (100 %). 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of History: default (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Geography: Standard track
Master of Urban Studies: Standard track
Master of Urban Design and Spatial Planning: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Literary Studies 2 Languages
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 1 Language
Master of Linguistics and Literary Studies: Profile Linguistics 2 Languages