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....
Despite its rural setting, Furman's Urban Studies major affords students the ability to get an urban perspective on things. The program draws from three main departments on campus: Economics, Sociology, and Political Science. This interdisciplinary major keeps with the liberal arts tradition not by preparing you for a certain career, but by familiarizing you with urban concepts that will prove necessary in further study or work.
Urban Studies brings together students, faculty, and outside specialists who are concerned with the people and problems of cities. The program stresses two basic themes: developing a critical understanding of how cities evolve, and gaining knowledge of the practical and analytical tools which can help improve the quality of urban life. Urban Studies enables undergraduates to examine urban problems through a number of disciplinary lenses and to address...
Urban Studies is a flexible and intimate program. You choose a disciplinary specialization and you can shape your program through courses that reflect your particular interests. You will also get some training in urban research both through a course on research methods and through their application in carrying out research on a topic of your choice for the senior seminar paper. You will obtain an internship placement in a city work place. In this...
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