Course Details

URBAN THEORY

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
1	ARCH541	URBAN THEORY	3+0+0	3	7

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Master's Degree
Department / Program	ARCHITECTURE
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Conceptualizing the urban society Identifying and analyzing the role of the state in relation to formation of urban space Identifying and evaluating the social theories in relation to urban space Examining and discussing the role of the politics, social relationships and economy in urban production
Course Content	This lecture focuses on theoretical concepts in relation to contemporary Urban issues. Social, economic and political changes of the recent century will be discussed in relation to spatial effects in the urban areas. The last 2 weeks of the module will focus on the urbanization process in Turkey in relation to the theoretical concepts has been discussed during the module.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Instructor SİNAN AKYÜZ
Name of Lecturers	None
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi	1	8	8
Münazara	1	1	1
F2F Dersi	1	2	2
Sunum için Hazırlık	1	15	15
Sunum	1	3	3
Araştırma	1	15	15
Der Dışı Final Sınavı	1	15	15
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 2 59

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Critically analyze different perspective on power allocation
2	Provide a higher-level abstract theorization of production of urban space
3	Analyzing the condition of the socio-politic instability
4	Theorize the production urban space in modern capitalist society.
5	Conceptualize recent urban politics in Turkey
6	Evaluating the relationships with social problems and urban space

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	What is urban theory? The concept of urban/rural? The concept of Theory (Positivism, hermeneutics, Realism)
2	Urban theory under the condition of modernity? Chicago School and Urban Ecology Burgess Concentric Model Critics Wirth’s Urban Thesis / Neo Classic explanation of housing choice
3	Neo Marxist approach Marxist interpretation of urbanization The social production of Space and Urban revolution Urban as a space of reproduction of labour: Manuel Castells Capitalist Space/Cities: Key role of Capital Accumulation: David Harvey
4	Professional Development week Individual activity
5	Elite Theory and community power debate Urban growth Machines Urban Regime Theory Critics of elite perspectives
6	Space and inequalities Social and Spatial segregation Culture of poverty Ghettoization
7	Suburbanization/modernization Fordist Production Urban Decline
8	Spring Break
9	Gentrification As process Production vs Consumption
10	Public Space Defining public space Public and Private realm
11	Group Presentations
12	Migration and the city
13	Urbanisation process in Turkey from 1923- to 1945
14	Urbanisation process in Turkey from 1945-to 1980
15	Urbanisaiton process in Turkey from 1980-to 2020
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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