URP 115 - The American City | GEKS
This course includes a systematic study of cities as incubators of change, how cities are planned and grow, and their social and political structures. Students will gain an understanding of how cities impact their lives by studying topics such as suburbanization, transportation and land use, and urban lifestyles.
Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Fall and Winter
The course provides an introduction to a variety of social science methods and ways of studying the complex relationships that exist between American cities and suburbs, and the people that inhabit them. Students in this course will explore how the urban experience has transformed the American landscape in recent years, and how our changing understandings of the issues of urban racial and ethnic identities, social class structures, and personal lifestyles have helped to reshape what the American city is in the 21st century. Students will gain an appreciation of carious theoretical perspectives that have provided insights on how the city is both physically and socially structured. Sources of information about cities will also be discussed, and students will gain a fundamental understanding of how the various social sciences develop and utilize data in understanding urban phenomena.
Previously listed as GPLN 115
Updates Course Rotation added 12/2014; Course Prefix Change 3/2012, effective Fall 2012
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