Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary urban study that uses Sociology, Economics, Politics, Geography, Urban Design, GIS and data methods to understand housing, transport, inequality, genreization, climate change and urban governance.
I. What do you read mainly?
Common content includes urban social, urban economics, housing, transport, programming history, urban politics, spatial analtics, GIS, energy, and sustainability.
What's the difference with Urban Planning?
Urban Planning is more professional in planning practice, regulation, land use and accreditation; Urban Studies is more like "Creating the social sciences of the city" and can be found in the fields of planning, policy, real estate, or urban data.
III. EQUIPMENT OF STUDENTS
- Interest in urban, residential, transport, local development
- You like social science and you want to touch space.
- You want to take urban policy, planning, real estate or urban information?
IV. course characteristics
UCL Urban Studies BSc explicitly combines sociology, urban economics, urban design, politics and spatial analtics; Cornell Urban and Regional Studies also focus on the history, government, economy and society of cities and regions.
V. FUNCTIONS
Urban policy、planning、housing、transport、real estate、urban research、GIS、economic development、regeneration、consulting。
VI. PREPARED FOR APPLICATION
High schools can strengthen Geography, Economics, Politics, Sociology, data anallysis, and observation and writing on urban issues.
