Urban study program

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Rowling Read More. Jordan Sale Read More. The immense wealth of cultural resources in the metropolitan area adds to the student experience and the required internship experience gives students real-world experience that can often lead to a first job post-graduation.

Although the University may sometimes seem vast and overwhelming, the urban studies program engages students through coursework unique to the major, an active student organization Minnesota Urban Studies Student Association— MUSSA , and very personalized advising, so it is able to focus on the needs of individual students. Urban Studies Interested in declaring a major in urban studies?

An interdisciplinary, undergraduate program at Stanford that combines academic approaches with real-world experience to understand cities, suburbs, and other settlements. Our students take a common set of prerequisite and core classes, as well as skills classes in research methods and Geographic Information Systems. This work provides the basis for a specialization in one of our six concentration areas :.

Students also complete an approved service-learning course or internship , as well as an original research capstone project. Our graduates go on to graduate schools in urban planning, architecture, law, business, education, and public policy; others go into careers in the non-profit sector, consulting, government, and real estate development.