Residential Segregation: Measurement and Analysis, 7.5 credits

Main field of study

Course level

Advancement level

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree/kandidatexamen of at least 180 ECTS credits, including a 15 ECTS credit degree paper, or equivalent, within humanities, behavioral or social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, statistics, economics, or computer science.

Documented knowledge of English equivalent to Engelska B/Engelska 6.

Intended learning outcomes

After completing the course the students should at an advanced level be able to

• specify dimensions of segregation
• critically examine and analyze measures of segregation
• critically examine, assess, and compare levels of segregation across units
• identify and explain how different mechanisms can generate and perpetuate segregation
• analyze the relative contribution of different segregation mechanisms in order to explain observed segregation dynamics
• critically review academic articles on residential segregation

Course content

This course introduces current literature on residential segregation with a focus on ethnic and socio-economic segregation in Europe and the United States.

The course begins by conceptualizing neighborhoods, a fundamental social unit in many segregation studies. The course then introduces measures of segregation, examining the varied dimensions of segregation captured by these measures.

The course then examines mechanisms and processes that can generate and perpetuate segregation. It considers statistical and simulation techniques to analyze the relative contributions of mechanisms and processes that generate residential segregation.

Teaching and working methods

The course is organized around lectures, class discussions, computer-intensive laboratory sessions, and supervised independent work. In addition, students should do independent reading on their own.

Language of instruction: English or Swedish

Examination

The examination consists of individual assignments, group assignments, and a final exam, to be determined by the teacher of the course. Detailed information about the examination can be found in the course’s study guide.

Grades

Other information

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus.

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

Planning and implementation of a course must take its starting point in the wording of the syllabus. The course evaluation included in each course must therefore take up the question how well the course agrees with the syllabus. 

The course is carried out in such a way that both men´s and women´s experience and knowledge is made visible and developed.

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