Urban Studies majors need to take at least one course from each area. Some courses may fulfill more than one theme but cannot double count within the major.
- History of Cities
- Comparative and Theoretical Dimensions
- The Built Environment
- Urban Economics/Finance
- Public Policy/Government
This list is not exhaustive; courses not listed may also be considered but must be approved by the Urban Studies advisor. Titles for topics courses vary and may fulfill a different theme depending on course content for the specific term. See your advisor. Course numbers in bold denote courses Primary to Urban Studies.
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- URBS 0003/ANTH 0103 Origins and Cultures of Cities
- URBS 0050/ANTH 0105 Ancient Civilizations of the World
- URBS 0210/HIST 0810 The City
- URBS 0270/LALS/SOCI 0270 The Immigrant City
- URBS 1020/NELC 1000 Iraq: Ancient Cities & Empires
- URBS 1030 Industrial Metropolis
- URBS 1153/HIST 1153 Transformations of Urban America
- URBS 1154/HIST 1154 Philadelphia 1700-2000
- URBS 2030 Intro to City Planning: Planning Urban Spaces
- URBS 2500 Urban Public Policy
- URBS 2501/HIST 2501 World Cities: Cities in Chinese History
- URBS 2760/ARTH 2700 The Modern City
- URBS 2770/GSWS 2770 Gender, Sex, and Urban Life
- URBS 3782/CIMS 3782 Local Media
- URBS 4200/SOCI 2944/HIST0812 Perspectives on Urban Poverty
- URBS 4350 The Political Economy of Urban Development
- URBS 4400 Intro to City Planning: Past, Present and Future
- URBS 4500 Urban Redevelopment
- URBS 4570/SOCI 435 Globalization & the City
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COMPARATIVE & THEORETICAL DIMENSIONS
- URBS 0180 Music in Urban Spaces
- URBS 1090/SOCI 1090 Urban Sociology
- URBS 0003/ANTH 0103 Origins and Cultures of Cities
- URBS 0002/ANTH/SAST 0002 The City in South Asia
- URBS 1020/NELC 1000 Iraq: Ancient Cities & Empires
- URBS 1170/SOCI1070 Media and Popular Culture
- URBS 0050/ANTH 0105 Ancient Civilizations of the World
- URBS 1060/SOCI/AFRC 1060 Race & Ethnic Relations
- URBS 1780/AFRC 1780/ HIST 0811 Urban-University Community Relations
- URBS 0210/HIST 0810 The City
- URBS 1070/GRMN 1040 Berlin: History, Politics, Culture
URBS 1050/GRMN1050 Metropolis: Culture of the City - URBS 0248 The Urban Food Chain
- URBS 2580/SOCI 2580 Global Urban Education
- URBS 0270/LALS/SOCI 0270 The Immigrant City
- URBS 2770/GSWS 2700 Gender, Sex, and Urban Life
- URBS 2950/ITAL 2950 Palermo: Urban Migration, the Built Environment, and Global Justice (Penn Global Seminar)
- URBS 2952/ITAL 2952 Palermo: Empires, Mafia, and Migration
- URBS 3140 Participatory Cities
- URBS 4800 Liberation and Ownership
- URBS 4200/SOCI 2944/HIST0812 Perspectives on Urban Poverty
- URBS 4270 Urban Ethnography: Capturing the Cultures of Cities
- URBS 4350 (435) The Political Economy of Urban Development
- URBS 4520 (452) Community Economic Development
- URBS 4570 (457)/SOCI435 Globalization & the City
URBS 3500 (350)/ENGL 137 Cities and Stories
URBS 4050 (405) / HIST405 / AFRC4050 (405) / RELS4050 (439) Religion, Social Justice and Urban Development
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- URBS 0210/HIST0810 The City
- URBS 0248 The Urban Food Chain
- URBS 1100/FNAR5051 The Big Picture: Mural Art in Philadelphia
- URBS 2030 Intro to City Planning: Planning Urban Spaces
- URBS 2040 Urban Law
- URBS 2050 People & Design
- URBS 2060/5060 Public Environment of Cities: Intro to the Urban Landscape
- URBS 2900 Metropolitan Nature
- URBS 2950/ITAL 2950 Palermo: Urban Migration, the Built Environment, and Global Justice (Penn Global Seminar)
- URBS 2952/ITAL 2952 Palermo: Empires, Mafia, and Migration
- URBS 3300 GIS Applications in Social Science
- URBS 3900 Urban Agriculture
- URBS 4150 Urban Real Estate Markets
- URBS 4170 Cities and Sustainability
- URBS 4190 Urban Transportation in Flux
- URBS 4400 Intro to City Planning: Past, Present and Future
- URBS 4500 Urban Redevelopment
- URBS 4510 /GAFL5690 The Politics of Housing & Urban Development
- CPLN 5400 Introduction to Property Development
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URBAN ECONOMICS & FINANCE
- URBS 0010 Homelessness Urban Inequality
- URBS 1030 Industrial Metropolis
- URBS 1400 Inequity & Empowerment
- URBS 2500 Urban Public Policy
- URBS 2530/SOCI 2942 Cities, Suburbs, and their Regions
- URBS 4050/AFRC/RELS 4050 Religion, Social Justice and Urban Development
- URBS 4150 Urban Real Estate Markets
- URBS 4350 The Political Economy of Urban Development
- URBS 4500 Urban Redevelopment
- URBS 4510 /GAFL5690 The Politics of Housing & Urban Development
- URBS 4520 Community Economic Development
- URBS 4800 Liberation and Ownership
- URBS 622/CPLN 623 Introduction to Property Development
- ECON 0410 Public Policy Analysis (see pre-requisites)
- ECON 4420 Political Economy (see pre-requisites)
- ECON 4470 Urban Fiscal Policy (see pre-requisites)
- REAL 206/BPUB206 Urban Public Policy & Private Development
- REAL 215/FNCE215 Urban Real Estate Economics
- REAL/FNCE/BEPP 230 Urban Fiscal Policy
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- URBS 0010 Homelessness and Urban Inequality
- URBS 0210/HIST0810 The City
- URBS 1060/SOCI/AFRC 1060 Race & Ethnic Relations
- URBS 1090/SOCI 1090 Urban Sociology
- URBS 1150/SOCI 1150 Fair Housing, Segregation and the Law
- URBS 1153/HIST 1153 Transformations of Urban America
- URBS 1780/AFRC 1780/ HIST 0811 Urban-University Community Relations
- URBS 2010 Urban Health Systems
- URBS 2020 Urban Education
- URBS 2030 Intro to City Planning: Planning Urban Spaces
- URBS 2040 Urban Law
- URBS 2090/CRIM 2080 Neighborhood Dynamics of Crime
- URBS 2110 Restorative Justice in the City: History, Theory and Practice (SNF Paideia Program Course)
- URBS 2445/EDUC 2445 Civil Dialogue Seminar: Civic Engagement In A Divided Nation
- URBS 2450/SOCI 2450 Poverty, Race, and Health
- URBS 2500 Urban Public Policy
- URBS 2520 Urban Journalism
- URBS 2530/SOCI 2942 Cities, Suburbs, and their Regions
- URBS 2580/SOCI 2580 Global Urban Education
- URBS 2810 The US Criminal Justice System in Urban Context
- URBS 2850 Health on the Urban Margins
- URBS 2900 Metropolitan Nature
- URBS 3140 Participatory Cities
- URBS 3200/PSCI3200 Who Gets Elected & Why:The Science of Politics
- URBS 3230/EDUC3230 Tutoring School: Theory & Practice
- URBS 3300 GIS Applications in Social Science
- URBS 4050/AFRC/RELS 4050 Religion, Social Justice and Urban Development
- URBS 4120 Building Non-Profits
- URBS 4170 Cities and Sustainability
- URBS 4190 Urban Transportation in Flux
- URBS 4200 SOCI 2944/HIST0812 Perspectives on Urban Poverty
- URBS 4400 Intro to City Planning: Past, Present and Future
- URBS 4480 Neighborhood Displacement & Community Power
- URBS 4500 Urban Redevelopment
- URBS 4510 /GAFL5690 The Politics of Housing & Urban Development
- URBS 4520 Community Economic Development