The Urban Studies minor provides a foundational interdisciplinary understanding of urbanism and the social, spatial, material, ecological, political, and institutional conditions that shape cities and metropolitan regions. With experiential learning as a key component, the minor provides a strong foundation for students' engagement with the city, whether as citizens, scholars, artists, designers, architects, bloggers, activists, journalists, educators, curators, or other actors with a stake in the urban.
By successfully completing this minor, a student will be able to:
Course availability may vary from semester to semester. Some courses may be in development and offered at a later time. Students seeking to pursue alternative coursework to fulfill the minor should consult with their advisors.
| Subject Area | Sample Courses | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Fundamentals Course |
UURB 2100 Urban Worlds ULEC 2620 Urban Worlds | 3 |
| 1 NYC Experiential Learning Elective | COURSES* UURB 3010 Sensing the CityUURB 3601 Urban Journalism UURB 2056 Immigrant New York UURB 3505 Urban Community Lab UURB 3506 Urban Photography UURB 2510 Urban Homelessness | 3–4 |
| 3 UURB Electives** | COURSES* UURB 2100 Urban WorldsUURB 2410 Urban Ecology UURB 2800 Interpreting Space and Cities UURB 3001 Planning Sustainable Cities UURB 3100 Education, Race, and Place UURB 3620 Photojournalism and Urban Calamities UURB 3423 Anthropology of Home UURB 3664 Latin American Cities UURB 4078 Urban Poverty and Inequality UURB 4223 Maps as Media UURB 4510 The Design of Cities UURB 4521 Political Economy of the City UURB 4524 African Cities UENV 3200: Spatial Thinking with GIS UENV 3400 Urban Resilience UENV 4520 Urban Food Systems ULEC 2280 Liquid Cities LLST 3061 Baudelaire: City Blues LMUS 3115 Urban Soundscapes LSOC 2850 Urban Sociology LSCI 2300 Introduction to Urban Environmental Health LVIS 3022 Art, Space, and the Global City NARH 3872 History of Urban Planning NARH 3874 Housing the Modern Dweller NCST 3300 Queer New York PLSD 2100 History of Architecture PLSD 3002 Architecture, the City, and Cinema PSAM 3705 X-Studio: Walking as a Practice PSCE 3020 Design Build: Urban Public Space PSCE 4021 Designing Sustainable Foodscapes PSDS 2510 Visualizing Urban Change PSDS 3510 Designing Urban Agriculture UURB 4001 Cities and Migration UURB 4005 Root Shock UURB 3015 Urban Choreography: Bodies and Cities in Motion UURB 2510 Urban Homelessness UURB 3505 Urban Community Lab UURB 2056 Immigrant New York UURB 2411 Urban Planning, Design, and Social Justice UURB 3506 Urban Photography UURB 3110 Black Geographies UURB 3610 Gentrification Through Media UURB 3040 Culture City UURB 3112 Ethnographic Writing Workshop UURB 3629 Suburbs: Divided We Sprawl LLSL 3013 Literature of the Postcolonial City | 9–12 |
| TOTAL | 15–19 |
*This is just a partial listing, as elective course offerings vary from semester to semester and may include courses with other prefixes. Please consult the university course catalog and filter for the semester you are interested in.
**At least two elective courses must be at the 3000 level or higher.
Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses taken to fulfill the minor.
The Urban Studies minor is available to undergraduate students across The New School, with the exception of students enrolled in the BA in Urban Studies.
Please meet with your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit in with your overall degree requirements. If you have additional questions about requirements for the Urban Studies minor that cannot be answered by your Student Success advisor, please consult:
Departmental Faculty Advisor for Urban Studies
Jürgen von Mahs
Associate Professor of Urban Studies
freiherr@newschool.edu
Academic Advisor for Urban Studies
Brian Dudley
Manager, BA/BFA Student Success
dudleyb@newschool.edu
General guidelines for declaring a minor are available here. Current students can declare or change a minor by logging in to my.newschool.edu, clicking on the Academics tab, and then clicking on the link to Major/Minor Declarations.
Contact your Student Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit with your degree requirements.
Declare or change a minor on my.newschool.edu in the Academics tab.
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