Overview
What makes聽a city聽unique? How do human聽values聽and relationships shape聽urban spaces? What challenges聽do cities currently face?聽Urban studies brings together fields like geography, architecture, political science and sociology to help us understand how聽urban areas have聽developed, how they may change in the future, and how we can solve their most pressing聽dilemmas.
This major聽will聽expose you to聽various approaches to Urban Studies.聽You聽can take courses in聽statistics,聽geography, architecture,聽civil engineering, political science, urban planning, management, sociology and more.聽Explore your unique聽interest across fields in this聽truly interdisciplinary聽program.
You聽will聽graduate with聽the聽skills and聽knowledge聽to help solve complex issues related to housing, transportation, social services and more.聽
Careers
Through your course work, you will gain聽both theoretical knowledge and聽universal skills like research,聽critical thinking, communication,聽and teamwork in order to thrive in a variety of聽careers related to the field.聽You can work for governments, academic institutions, or private companies.聽You聽may also wish to pursue further studies聽in聽an area like urban planning or architecture.
Potential careers include:聽
- Urban Planner聽
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- Urban Geographer聽
- Sustainability Consultant聽
Course Work
As an Urban Studies聽student聽you can take courses like:
Possible Minors
Minors are a great way to customize your academic experience. Many students use minors to pursue interests outside their major, while others choose minors to complement their degree.
Minors that complement this program:
Explore these potential minors:聽
Ready to apply?
For this program, you'll need to apply to the聽Faculty of Arts.
See the聽full eligibility information聽for more information about deadlines and required documents for your application.聽