Urban Studies, BA

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

The major in Urban Studies explores cities, suburban communities, and metropolitan regions from an academic perspective. The interdisciplinary nature of the Urban Studies program draws from five UWM schools and eleven departments in the affiliated areas of Africology, Architecture, Criminal Justice, Educational Policy and Community Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Nonprofit and Public Administration, Public Health, Sociology, and Urban Planning. From the perspectives of the different disciplines, the Urban Studies major will find the Program flexible enough to allow them to pursue their particular interests in relation to cities, suburban communities and metropolitan regions. The Urban Studies curriculum promotes a perspective that is holistic, historical, and global in its approach to urban development and change. Urban Studies students will attain this perspective by building a strong foundation through the program’s four core courses.

College of Letters and Science