URBANST 175: Global Cities and the Transnational Economy (SOC 175, SOC 275)
How key cities command and coordinate the global economy. Why a division of labor exists amongst a global hierarchy of cities. How economic globalization creates a need for sophisticated information analysis and decision making capabilities. Why corporate headquarters and advanced services are concentrated in a handful of cities. Cluster-oriented development strategies. Case studies. Concepts, theories, and tools from economic sociology and regional economics.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
URBANST 190: Urban Professions Seminar
Workshop. Contemporary practice of urban design and planning, community development, urban education, public service law, and related fields. Topics depend partly on student interests. Bay Area professionals lecture and respond to questions concerning their day-to-day work, impressions of their field, and the academic background recommended for their work.
Terms: Win
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Kahan, M. (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:
Edwards, M. (PI)
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Griggs, G. (PI)
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Kahan, M. (PI)
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Litvak, L. (PI)
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McAdam, D. (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
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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Boudet, H. (PI)
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Chan, D. (PI)
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Edwards, M. (PI)
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Gast, G. (PI)
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Glanz, D. (PI)
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Griggs, G. (PI)
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Kahan, M. (PI)
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Litvak, L. (PI)
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McAdam, D. (PI)
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McDermott, M. (PI)
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Powell, W. (PI)
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Scher, L. (PI)
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Segura, G. (PI)
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Stout, F. (PI)
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Visconti, V. (PI)
URBANST 198: Senior Research in Public Service
Limited to seniors approved by their departments for honors thesis and admitted to the year-round Public Service Scholars Program sponsored by the Haas Center for Public Service. What standards in addition to those expected by the academy apply to research conducted as a form of public service? How can communities benefit from research? Theory and practice of research as a form of public service readings, thesis workshops, and public presentation of completed research. May be repeated for credit. Corequisite: 199.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
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Units: 1-3
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Hurd, C. (PI)
URBANST 199: Senior Honors Thesis
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
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Units: 1-10
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Abrams, W. (PI)
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Aggarwala, R. (PI)
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Barr, D. (PI)
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Bettinger, E. (PI)
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Bukatman, S. (PI)
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Camarillo, A. (PI)
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Carter, P. (PI)
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Chiu, S. (PI)
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Cook, K. (PI)
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Dirzo, R. (PI)
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Ebron, P. (PI)
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Edwards, M. (PI)
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Findlen, P. (PI)
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Fischer, M. (PI)
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Fishkin, J. (PI)
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Fishkin, S. (PI)
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Fonrobert, C. (PI)
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Ford, R. (PI)
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Frank, Z. (PI)
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Gast, G. (PI)
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Goldman, S. (PI)
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Gordon, L. (PI)
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Grusky, D. (PI)
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Hansen, T. (PI)
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Hobbs, A. (PI)
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Hodder, I. (PI)
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Inoue, M. (PI)
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Jain, S. (PI)
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Jimenez, T. (PI)
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Kahan, M. (PI)
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Labaree, D. (PI)
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Levitt, R. (PI)
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Litvak, L. (PI)
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Lougee Chappell, C. (PI)
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Luhrmann, T. (PI)
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McAdam, D. (PI)
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McDermott, M. (PI)
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McDermott, R. (PI)
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McFarland, D. (PI)
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McLaughlin, M. (PI)
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McLennan, S. (PI)
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Morris, I. (PI)
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Ober, J. (PI)
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Olzak, S. (PI)
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Ortolano, L. (PI)
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Powell, W. (PI)
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Reich, R. (PI)
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Robertson, I. (PI)
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Rosenfeld, M. (PI)
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Sandefur, R. (PI)
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Scheidel, W. (PI)
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Segura, G. (PI)
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Seto, K. (PI)
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Shanks, M. (PI)
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Stout, F. (PI)
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Trimble, J. (PI)
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Tuma, N. (PI)
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Turner, P. (PI)
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Valdes, G. (PI)
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Voss, B. (PI)
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reardon, s. (PI)
URBANST 201: Preparation for Senior Project (SOC 201)
First part of capstone experience for Urban Studies majors pursuing an internship-based research project or honors thesis. Assignments culminate in a research proposal, which may be submitted for funding. Students also identify and prepare for a related internship, normally to begin in Spring Quarter in
URBANST 201B or in Summer. Research proposed in the final assignment may be carried out in Spring or Summer Quarter; consent required for Autumn Quarter research. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center).
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
URBANST 201A: Capstone Internship in Urban Studies
Restricted to Urban Studies majors. Students work at least 80 hours with a supervisor, establish learning goals, and create products demonstrating progress. Reflection on service and integration of internship with senior research plans. Must be completed by start of Winter Quarter senior year. May continue for additional quarter as 194. Service Learning Course (certified by Haas Center). Corequisite:
URBANST 201 or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
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Units: 3
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
URBANST 201B: Capstone Internship Seminar
Students carry out an internship of at least 80 hours with a community organization or government agency. Class meets weekly to discuss related issues, including ethics of service, combining service and research, navigating organizational dynamics, and setting and accomplishing internship goals. Students submit internship agreement and internship-related deliverables, and give in-class presentations.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 3-4
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Repeatable for credit
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Grading: Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Chan, D. (PI)