Courses by Theme

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. This list is not exhaustive; courses not listed may also be considered but must be approved by the Urban Studies advisor.  

 

 

  • HISTORY OF CITIES

    • 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 1153/HIST 1153 Transformations of Urban America
    • 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 4200/SOCI 2944/HIST0812 Perspectives on Urban Poverty
    • URBS 4400 Intro to City Planning: Past, Present and Future
    • URBS 4500 Urban Redevelopment 
    • ANCH 3205 Religion and the Polis
    • CLST 3101 Periclean Athens
    • CLST 3211 Ancient Greek Colonies
    • CLST 3301 Excavating Ancient Cities: Troy & Gordion
    • CLST 3305 Topography and Monuments of Ancient Rome
    • CLST 3320 Mycenae, Pylos and Troy

  • COMPARATIVE & THEORETICAL DIMENSIONS

    • URBS 0002/ANTH/SAST 0002 The City in South Asia
    • URBS 0003/ANTH 0103 Origins and Cultures of Cities
    • URBS 0050/ANTH 0105 Ancient Civilizations of the World
    • URBS 0180 Music in Urban Spaces
    • URBS 0210/HIST 0810 The City
    • URBS 0248 The Urban Food Chain
    • URBS 0270/LALS/SOCI 0270 The Immigrant City
    • URBS 1020/NELC 1000 Iraq: Ancient Cities & Empires 
    • URBS 1060/SOCI/AFRC 1060 Race & Ethnic Relations
    • URBS 1050/GRMN1050 Metropolis: Culture of the City
    • URBS 1070/GRMN 1040 Berlin: History, Politics, Culture
    • URBS 1090/SOCI 1090 Urban Sociology
    • URBS 1170/SOCI1070 Media and Popular Culture
    • URBS 1780/AFRC 1780/ HIST 0811 Urban-University Community Relations
    • URBS 2501/HIST 2501 World Cities: Cities in Chinese History
    • URBS 2580/SOCI 2580 Global Urban Education 
    • URBS 2770/GSWS 2700 Gender, Sex, and Urban Life
    • URBS 2952/ITAL 2952 Palermo: Empires, Mafia, and Migration
    • URBS 3140 Participatory Cities (SNF Paideia Program Course)
    • URBS 3500 (350)/ENGL 137 Cities and Stories
    • URBS 3782/CIMS 3782 Local Media
    • URBS 4800 Liberation and Ownership
    • URBS 4200/SOCI 2944/HIST0812 Perspectives on Urban Poverty
    • URBS 4270 Urban Ethnography: Capturing the Cultures of Cities
    • URBS 4290/CPLN 6292 Listening to the City: Soundscapes, Music, and Place
    • URBS 4520 Community Economic Development
    • FNAR 3310 Unleash Your Art in Public: From Monuments to Music Festivals

  • THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

    • URBS 0210/HIST0810 The City
    • URBS 0248 The Urban Food Chain
    • URBS 1600 Deconstructing Isolation: Exploring the Use of Generative Third Space to Reconnect The City
    • 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 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 4190 Urban Transportation in Flux
    • URBS 4290/CPLN 6292 Listening to the City: Soundscapes, Music, and Place
    • 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
    • ENVS 1615: Urban Environments: Speaking About Lead in West Philadelphia
    • FNAR 3310 Unleash Your Art in Public: From Monuments to Music Festivals
       

  • URBAN ECONOMICS & FINANCE

    • URBS 0010 Homelessness Urban Inequality
    • URBS 1400 Inequity & Empowerment
    • URBS 2500 Urban Public Policy
    • URBS 2530/SOCI 2942 Cities, Suburbs, and their Regions
    • URBS 4150 Urban Real Estate Markets
    • URBS 4500 Urban Redevelopment
    • URBS 4510 /GAFL5690 The Politics of Housing & Urban Development
    • URBS 4520 Community Economic Development
    • 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
       
       

  • PUBLIC POLICY & GOVERNANCE

    • 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 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 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 2850 Health on the Urban Margins
    • URBS 2900 Metropolitan Nature
    • URBS 3140 Participatory Cities (SNF Paideia Program Course)
    • 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 4120 Building Non-Profits
    • 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
    • ENVS 1615: Urban Environments: Speaking About Lead in West Philadelphia
    • FNAR 3310 Unleash Your Art in Public: From Monuments to Music Festivals