Curriculum
This page outlines requirements for the degree in Urban Studies (BA Urban Studies). Students can also pursue this subject as part of a self-designed major (BA or BS Liberal
Arts). Accepted students who have not previously completed at least 30 liberal arts credits will be required to take their first 12 credits at The New School in general education courses. Students are encouraged to download the Program Requirement Worksheet for Urban Studies to track their progress. Search the University Course Catalog for a list of current course offerings.
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Subject Area | Sample Courses |
Credits
|
|---|
| One (1) Fundamentals Course
| ULEC 2620 Urban Worlds
| 3 |
| One (1) Urban Methods Elective*
|
UURB 3210 Spatial Thinking with GIS
UURB 3112 Ethnographic Writing Workshop
LMTH 2030 Statistics with SPSS
LLSJ 3505 Visualizing Data
UURB 3XXX Urban Photography
UURB 3XXX Urban Community Lab | 3-4** |
| One (1) NYC Experiential Learning*
|
UURB 3XXX Urban Community Lab
UURB 3XXX Culture City | 3-4 |
| One (1) 2000-Level Elective* |
UURB 2610 Gentrification and the Media
UURB 2026 City of Islands
| 3-4** |
| Four (3) 3000-Level Elective*
|
UURB 3111 Freedom Cities: Black Geographies and Social Activism
UURB 3112 Ethnographic Writing Workshop
UURB 3210 Spatial Thinking with GIS
UURB 3501 New York City: Past, Present
UURB 3629 The Suburbs: Divided We Sprawl
UURB 3XXX Spaces of Urban Protest
UURB 3XXX Urban Community Lab
UURB 3XXX Chinese Cities
UURB 3XXX Urban Photography
UURB 3XXX Culture City | 12-16** |
| Two (2) 4000-Level Elective* |
UURB 4100 Urban Century
UURB 4417 Infrastructure and Social Compact
UURB 4521 Political Economy of the City
UURB 4139 Smart Cities and Urban Values
UURB 4XXX Housing Policy
UURB 4XXX African Cities
UURB 4XXX Urban Informality | 6-8** |
| Two (2) Senior Capstone |
UURB 4900 Senior Seminar I
UURB 4901 Senior Seminar II
| 4-8*** |
| Total Credits | | 34-47 |
*Elective course offerings vary from semester to semester and may include courses with other prefixes.
**Credit structures vary, as some courses carry 3 credits and others carry 4 credits.
***Senior seminars operate on a sliding credit scale (1-4) depending on the nature and extent of the senior capstone project. A minimum of 4 credits combined must be allocated to senior seminars.