Urban Studies
404 Milbank Hall  
854-4073 
www.barnard.edu/urban

This program is supervised by the Committee on Urban Studies:

Associate Professor of History and Urban Studies: Owen Gutfreund (Director)
Associate Professor of Practice in Architecture: Karen Fairbanks
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Studies: David Smiley
Professor of Economics: David Weiman
Assistant Professor of Economics: Randall Reback
Assistant Professor of Education: Maria Rivera
Professor of History: Kenneth T. Jackson
Professor of International and Public Affairs: Ester Fuchs
Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies: Flora Davidson
Assistant Professor of Political Science: Lorraine Minnite
Assistant Professor of Political Science: Kimberly Johnson
Assistant Professor of Sociology: Sudhir Venkatesh
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy: Elliot Sclar
Assistant Professor of Urban Studies: Greg Smithsimon
Dean of Academic Affairs, Columbia College: Kathryn Yatrakis

For a complete list of faculty on leave see:
 http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html

The Urban Studies Program offers students the opportunity to learn about the complex institutions, problems, and achievements of city life. By integrating study from numerous academic departments in an interdisciplinary approach, enhanced by a year-long colloquium taken by all majors during the junior year, students develop a rich and nuanced understanding of modern cities.

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Urban Studies
404 Milbank Hall  
854-4073 
www.barnard.edu/urban

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR

A major in Urban Studies can be taken only in conjunction with a specialization in one of the regular departments.

In order to major in Urban Studies, a student must fulfill the following requirements:

  1. One course dealing primarily with urban subject matter from each of three of the following disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Studies.
  2. One course dealing primarily with urban subject matter from one discipline other than those listed above (such as Architecture, Art History, English, Environmental Science, Religion, etc.).

Note:    If you are specializing in one of the departments listed above, you can double-count one "A" or "B" requirement course for your specialization requirement (D below).

  1. One course in Methods of Analysis (such as URBS V 3200).
  2. Five or more courses in a specialization in one of the participating departments.
  3. In the junior year, the two junior colloquia in Urban Studies:
    URBS V 3545x            Shaping of the Modern City
    URBS V 3546y            Contemporary Urban Issues
  4. In the senior year, a senior thesis written in conjunction with a two-semester research seminar, chosen from the following four options:

    1. Senior Research Seminar in the department of specialization
    2. Senior Seminar in Urban Studies: New York Field Research (V 3994x-3995y)
    3. Senior Seminar in Urban Studies: The Built Environment (V 3992x-3993y)
    4. Senior Seminar in Urban Studies: International Topics in Urban Studies (V3996x-3997y)

The list of specific courses that satisfy these requirements and of the departments that offer specializations for Urban Studies majors, is available outside of 407 Lehman and on the Program's website. Appropriate courses can be substituted with the approval of the Director.

There is no minor in Urban Studies.

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