HTÆK0336SU Urban Culture in Theory and Action
Master’s level inGlobal Urban Studiesthe 2015 curriculum
International Summer School running from 6th to 17th of August 2018. Danish and international master students from any discipline and any university with an interest in cities and culture are encouraged to apply.
This summer school, running from 6th to 17th of August, presents the students with a unique opportunity to try their hand at urban cultural entrepreneurship and social innovation right in the heart of Copenhagen City.
Organized together with Strøm music festival and other local actors, the summer school combines academic theory with hands-on practice, using a specific area of Copenhagen as laboratory for creative and innovative solutions to actual problems or for identifying hidden potentials connected to urban space. This case-based learning approach is underpinned by a do-it-yourself philosophy and a cross-cultural perspective on urban development.
By means of lectures, workshops, seminars, tutorials and field trips, students in groups will engage with a range of actors, including cultural practitioners, grassroots activists, social entrepreneurs, municipal authorities and private businesses as well as with urban theorists. Bringing academic knowledge of urban life together with empirical and practical know-how, the students develop their own ideas into project proposals. These proposals, in turn, can inspire entrepreneurship and innovation in the students’ home cities.
MA Elective in Global Urban Studies (Kandidattilvalget i Globale Bystudier, 2015-ordningen):
Urban Culture in Theory and Action (Bykultur i Teori og Handling), (fagelementkode HTÆK03361E).
A text corpus will be specified for accepted students by May 1st. It is expected that students read all the required text material before the summer school.
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 17
- Exam
- 1
- Excursions
- 24
- Guidance
- 12
- Lectures
- 20
- Practical exercises
- 10
- Preparation
- 100
- Project work
- 21
- Total
- 205
For information on enrollment, please see:
http://urban.tors.ku.dk/
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HTÆK0336SU
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- 6 August - 17 August
- Study board
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Course Coordinators
- Rasmus Christian Elling (6-676e6e6b7069426a776f306d7730666d)