URBANST 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
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI, GER:EC-AmerCul
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
| Units: 2-3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Hurd, C. (PI)
;
Ned, J. (PI)
URBANST 131: VIP: Very Impactful People - Social Innovation & the Social Entrepreneur
Invited lecture series. Perspectives and endeavors of entrepreneurs and thought leaders who address social needs in the U.S. and internationally through private, for-profit and nonprofit organizations or public institutions.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
50 times
(up to 50 units total)
Instructors:
Edwards, M. (PI)
;
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
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Edwards, M. (PI)
;
Scher, L. (PI)
URBANST 140: Urban Ethnography (ANTHRO 102)
Ethnographic research and writing focuses on the ways our lives are shaped by interacting forces such as history, political economy, and creative cultural practices. In the last fifty years, more and more cultural anthropology has been carried out in urban contexts, due to both urbanization around the world and changes in anthropology as a field. This seminar focuses on careful reading and analysis of book-length ethnographies about urban cultures, people and dynamics to consider what the theory and methodological tools of anthropology have to offer us as we seek to better understand ¿the city.¿ Readings include a variety of approaches to ethnographic research in and/or about cities, with a mix from different eras and about different cities around the world.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
URBANST 165: Sustainable Urban and Regional Transportation Planning
Environmental, economic, and equity aspects of urban transportation in 21st-century U.S. Expanded choices in urban and regional mobility that do not diminish resources for future generations. Implications for the global environment and the livability of communities.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Kott, J. (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
| Units: 2-4
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Edwards, M. (PI)
;
Griggs, G. (PI)
;
Kahan, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Edwards, M. (PI)
;
Griggs, G. (PI)
;
Kahan, M. (PI)
;
Litvak, L. (PI)
;
McAdam, D. (PI)
URBANST 195: Special Projects in Urban Studies
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
URBANST 197: Directed Reading
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
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
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Hurd, C. (PI)
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