Bachelor degrees in Urban Studies + Affairs: A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, urban sociology, principles of urban and social planning, and the politics and economics of urban government and services.
The Urban Studies program offers students the opportunity to explore the important political, economic, historical, and cultural issues that inform urbanism. By integrating study from numerous academic disciplines, students gain a strong understanding of the complex relationships that contribute to both the problems and opportunities of city living. The inter-disciplinary approach is further enhanced by two consecutive colloquia during the student's...
The urban studies major at Canisius provides students with a variety of approaches and tools that enable them to effectively analyze the 21st century urban center. The course work examines the social, legal, economic, ethnic and political forces that affect cities and towns – from the challenges of the public education system to housing and real estate development, crime, health issues, human services and transportation. The specialized program helps...
Why should I major in this subject? You should consider a major in urban studies if you feel intellectually constrained by the boundaries of regular disciplines and you are excited about the prospect of examining cities using a multidisciplinary curricular lens. Most faculty come to the study of cities through their own particular disciplines so that political scientists are fascinated with such issues as political power and participation, policy...
In our program students develop the insights, knowledge, and technical skills they need to address the challenges of contemporary urban life. Our graduates can make a difference in how cities grow. They can influence what happens to a neighborhood in transition, a community threatened by dam construction, an endangered park or historic district, or a city faced by job loss. They can help metropolitan areas plan transportation systems, develop environmentally...
Many students with majors in the social sciences wish to focus their course work on the problems of urban areas. Participation in the Urban Studies Specialization enables these students to pursue their interests in a more structured way, while at the same time completing all course work requirements in their own majors. Participation in the Urban Studies Specialization in no way replaces a major. Rather, it provides a setting for students to choose...
Urban Studies is concerned with metropolitan areas in terms of urban problems, community organization and development, administration, and public policy. The various social science disciplines are drawn upon to develop an understanding of, and solution to, the problems that characterize modern urban societies
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