printer friendly pageURBANST 110: Utopia and Reality: Introduction to Urban Studies
The study of cities and urban civilization. History of urbanization and current issues such as suburbanization, racial discrimination, globalization, and urban sustainability. Public policies designed to address these issues and Utopian versions of what cities could be in the future.
Terms: Aut, Spr
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci, GER:ECAmerCul
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Stout, F. (PI)
URBANST 111: Urban Politics (PUBLPOL 133)
The major actors, institutions, processes, and policies of sub-state government in the U.S., emphasizing city general-purpose governments through a comparative examination of historical and contemporary politics. Issues related to federalism, representation, voting, race, poverty, housing, and finances. Prerequisite:
POLISCI 2 or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBSocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Gale, D. (PI)
URBANST 115: Urban Sustainability: Long-Term Archaeological Perspectives (CLASSGEN 123, CLASSGEN 223)
Comparative and archaeological view of urban design and sustainability. How fast changing cities challenge human relationships with nature. Innovation and change, growth, industrial development, the consumption of goods and materials. Five millennia of city life including Near Eastern city states, Graeco-Roman antiquity, the Indus Valley, and the Americas.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3-5
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Shanks, M. (PI)
URBANST 123: Approaching Research and the Community
Comparative perspective on research with communities and basic overview of research methodologies, with an emphasis on the principles and practices of doing community-based research as a collaborative enterprise between academic researchers and community members. How academic scholarship can be made useful to communities. How service experiences and interests can be used to develop research questions in collaboration with communities and serve as a starting point for developing senior theses or other independent research projects.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 2-3
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Hurd, C. (PI)
URBANST 131: Social Innovation and the Social Entrepreneur
Invited lecture series. Perspectives and endeavors of thought leaders and entrepreneurs who address social needs in the U.S. and internationally through private for-profit and nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or public institutions.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Litvak, L. (PI)
URBANST 133: Social Entrepreneurship Collaboratory
Interdisciplinary student teams create and develop U.S. and international social entrepreneurship initiatives. Proposed initiatives may be new entities, or innovative projects, partnerships, and/or strategies impacting existing organizations and social issues in the U.S. and internationally. Focus is on each team¿s research and on planning documents to further project development. Project development varies with the quarter and the skill set of each team, but should include: issue and needs identification; market research; design and development of an innovative and feasible solution; and drafting of planning documents. In advanced cases, solicitation of funding and implementation of a pilot project. Enrollment limited to 30. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: 131 and 132, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Spr
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Units: 4
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Scher, L. (PI)
URBANST 160: Environmental Policy and the City in U.S. History (HISTORY 260E)
Looks at the historical backgrounds of current issues in urban environmental policy, including waste, transportation, air pollution, and other major issues. Covers the period 1800 to the present. Explores the relevance of historical scholarship
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Aggarwala, R. (PI)
URBANST 194: Internship in Urban Studies
For Urban Studies majors only. Students organize an internship in an office of a government agency, a community organization, or a private firm directly relevant to the major. Reading supplements internship. Paper summarizes internship experience and related readings.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
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Units: 2-4
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Griggs, G. (PI)
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Kahan, M. (PI)
URBANST 195: Special Projects in Urban Studies
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
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Units: 1-5
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Griggs, G. (PI)
URBANST 197: Directed Reading
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
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Units: 1-5
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Aggarwala, R. (PI)
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Edwards, M. (PI)
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Griggs, G. (PI)
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Kahan, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Aggarwala, R. (PI)
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Edwards, M. (PI)
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Griggs, G. (PI)
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Kahan, M. (PI)
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McAdam, D. (PI)
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Visconti, V. (PI)
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