Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that complements degree programs in Geography, Anthropology, Economics, Sociology, History, Environmental Science and Policy, as well as many other Liberal Arts and Health and Human Service disciplines.
Contact: Dr. Deborah Thien, Undergraduate Advisor
The Urban Studies Program is housed in the Department of Geography. Because urban issues cut across a variety of disciplines, the program takes an interdisicplinary approach. Each student participates in a small core of courses in Geography but also chooses from courses within one of two concentrations (Urban Theory and Practice or Applied Urban Geography). The result is a customized program that provides essential information about the dynamics, form, and characteristic of urban regions while allowing students to design an individualized program of study.
1. A bachelor's degree, which may be earned concurrently.
2. Consultation with the undergraduate advisor in the Geography Department.
3. 24 Units distributed as follows:
*Students must take GEOG 380 before enrolling in this course. This course is a prerequisite and does not count toward the Certificate in Urban Studies.
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