Big cities can be frantic, difficult, polluted and often dangerous places in which to live. Yet cities also contain possibilities for social and cultural stimulation not available elsewhere. This unit traces the origins and development of modern cities in all of their complexity. It looks at how industrial cities emerged in Europe and Australia, and at the threat that uncontrolled urban growth posed to social order. We examine the conditions of urban life that promote alienation and anonymity, and how people overcome social fragmentation. There is discussion of modern cities - from those that sprawl, like Sydney, to the relatively compact and dense centres of Europe, the north-eastern United States and Asia. We look at the gendered nature of public space, and how class and ethnic tensions are played out in cities. Students read a range of texts on urban culture and society. These include classic works by writers like Friedrich Engels, George Simmel and Walter Benjamin, to the contemporary work of David Harvey, Richard Sennet and Mike Davis.
| 1651.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 1651.6 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 1651.7 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 1651.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CURRENT |
| 1652.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 1652.6 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 1652.7 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 1652.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 1655.7 | Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars) | CONTINUING |
| 1655.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars) | CONTINUING |
| 1655.9 | Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars) | CURRENT |
| 1696.2 | Bachelor of Communication | CONTINUING |
| 1696.3 | Bachelor of Communication | CONTINUING |
| 1696.4 | Bachelor of Communication | CURRENT |
| 1706.1 | Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 1706.2 | Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 1706.3 | Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 1706.4 | Bachelor of Arts | CURRENT |
| 1708.1 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12) | CONTINUING |
| 1708.2 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12) | CONTINUING |
| 1708.3 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12) | CONTINUING |
| 1708.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12) | CURRENT |
| 1736.1 | Bachelor of Communication (Dean's Scholars) | CONTINUING |
| 1736.2 | Bachelor of Communication (Dean's Scholars) | CURRENT |
| 1791.1 | Bachelor of Screen Media (Arts and Production) | CONTINUING |
| 1791.2 | Bachelor of Screen Media (Arts and Production) | CONTINUING |
| 1808.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science | CONTINUING |
| 1808.3 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science | CURRENT |
| 1818.1 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | CONTINUING |
| 1818.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | CONTINUING |
| 1818.3 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business | CURRENT |
| 1822.1 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars | CONTINUING |
| 1822.2 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars | CONTINUING |
| 1822.3 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) Dean's Scholars | CURRENT |
| 1838.1 | Bachelor of Creative Industries | CONTINUING |
| 1838.2 | Bachelor of Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 1839.1 | Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CONTINUING |
| 1839.2 | Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 1840.1 | Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CONTINUING |
| 1840.2 | Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 1841.1 | Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CONTINUING |
| 1841.2 | Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 1842.1 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CONTINUING |
| 1842.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Creative Industries | CURRENT |
| 3654.3 | Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology/Bachelor of Arts | CURRENT |
| 3729.4 | Bachelor of Design and Technology | CURRENT |
| 3730.4 | Bachelor of Industrial Design | CURRENT |
| 3731.4 | Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours) | CURRENT |
| 3763.1 | Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts | CURRENT |
| 4763.2 | Bachelor of Speech Pathology | CURRENT |
| 6005.1 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 6005.2 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts | CONTINUING |
| 6005.3 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts | CURRENT |
| 6015.1 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Screen Media (Arts and Production) | CONTINUING |
| 6015.2 | Diploma in Communication/Bachelor of Screen Media (Arts and Production) | CURRENT |
| 6017.1 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) | CONTINUING |
| 6017.2 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) | CONTINUING |
| 6017.3 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth-5/Birth-12) | CURRENT |
| 6019.1 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CONTINUING |
| 6019.2 | Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary) | CURRENT |