| Urban Studies Program Macalester College 1600 Grand Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55105-1899 USA Phone: 651.696.6847 Fax: 651.696-6848 Email: eleid@macalester.edu |
What is Urban Studies? |
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| The urban studies interdepartmental concentration is designed to take full advantage of Macalester’s location in the center of a flourishing metropolitan area. The region is increasingly diverse with large and growing populations of Southeast Asians, Latinos and East Africans. The program is designed for students majoring in a variety of disciplines who are interested in urbanization and wish to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on city life. The program combines a sound theoretical and experiential base complemented by a broad range of technical competencies. The 8-course urban studies concentration is divided into two parts: a curricular portion which will provide students with a theoretical and methodological base, and an applied portion which will give students first-hand contact with aspects of the city new to them. A third, additional skills portion will provide students with tools which will enable them to make an effective contribution to research or management. Many courses listed in the concentration have action research or service learning components. The program is based in the Geography Department. | ||||||||
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