Recent Urban Studies alumni have gone on to such prestigious graduate schools as UC Berkeley, UCLA, Harvard, University of Texas at Austin, the New School, Georgetown University, as well as Hastings Law School. We maintain close contact with our alumni, and they offer invaluable assistance such as guest lectures, career workshops, internships, employment contacts, and graduate school information. Any student admitted to the University may enroll in the Urban Studies program. There are no special prerequisites. Within the major there is great flexibility.
Students can design highly individualized programs.
Minorities and women have a particular role to play in urban problem-solving and are especially encouraged to enroll. Students intending to major in Urban Studies should attempt to get a broad liberal arts training in their lower division coursework. Introductory courses in economics, sociology, geography, and political science are a good background for the Urban Studies major. Algebra and introductory statistics will help with research methods courses. The minor offers students a choice between a policy emphasis and a land-use planning emphasis.