Urban Studies Program (URB STD)

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Cross-cultural study of U.S. ethnic and racial identities from an urban studies perspective, with attention to African-, Asian-, Hispanic-, and Native-American experiences.

Prerequisites: none.

Course Rules: Cultures and Communities Program course; required service learning component.

General Education Requirements: Civics and Perspectives

Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Summer 2024, UWinteriM 2024.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Application of basic principles of Urban Studies in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.

Prerequisites: introductory course in urban studies or related area; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.

Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Spring 2021, Summer 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2009.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

1-12 cr. Undergraduate.

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially-prepared program course work.

Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Last Taught: Spring 2022, UWinteriM 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.

Prerequisites: none; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.

Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Theoretical perspectives, substantive themes, and methodological approaches to the study of cities. Impact of historical development and changing spatial patterns on social behavior in metropolitan areas.

Prerequisites: junior standing or higher and completion of a prior SOCIOL course or URB STD 250(P). Open to special students.

Course Rules: SOCIOL 377 and URB STD 377 are jointly-offered and count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Application of advanced principles of urban studies in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.

Prerequisites: junior standing; 300-level or above course in urban studies or related area; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.

Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.

Last Taught: Spring 2026, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially-prepared program course work.

Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.

Last Taught: Spring 2024, UWinteriM 2020.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially-prepared program course work.

Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.

Last Taught: Spring 2024, UWinteriM 2020.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

1-6 cr. Undergraduate.

Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires department and associate dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one additional semester.

Prerequisites: junior standing; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.

Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic.

Last Taught: Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2009, Summer 1986.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Undergraduate.

Seminar on concepts, methods, and approaches to field of Urban Studies; readings and discussions on urban scholarship; students produce research proposals tailored to their interests.

Prerequisites: sr st; declared Urb Std major.

Last Taught: Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

0 cr. Graduate.

Available for master's students who must meet minimum credit load requirement.

Prerequisites: graduate standing.

Course Rules: Fee for 1 cr assessed; unit does not count towards credit load for Fin Aid. Repeatable. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.

Last Taught: Spring 2025, Summer 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

Comprehensive analysis of the emergence and institutionalization of cultural and social patterns in urban settings; and future American urban social structures.

Prerequisites: graduate standing.

Course Rules: SOCIOL 901 and URB STD 901 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Spring 2026, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Spring 2021.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

Analysis of the forces and processes that shape urban political life, with particular emphasis on patterns of government, political culture, power structures, and civic participation in urban and metropolitan communities.

Prerequisites: grad st.

Course Rules: Pol Sci 913 & Urb Std 913 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Fall 2025, Spring 2023, Fall 2019, Spring 2016.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

The interaction of forces responsible for the evolution of the city as a spatial form and the allocation of economic and social activity within the spatial configuration.

Prerequisites: grad st.

Course Rules: Geog 945 & Urb Std 945 are jointly-offered; they count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Spring 2022, Spring 2020.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

The political, social, and economic contexts in which the urban manager functions, with an emphasis on managing municipal service delivery and resources.

Prerequisites: grad st.

Course Rules: Pub Adm 965(Pol Sci 965) & Urb Std 965 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2019, Spring 2017.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

Historical analysis of the current problems of housing, race relations, the powers and functions of municipal government, law enforcement, and city planning in the United States.

Prerequisites: grad st.

Course Rules: Hist 971 & Urb Std 971 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

Seminar on logic, design, and presentation of social science research. Inductive and qualitative methods, theory construction, and ethics and procedures of research in natural settings.

Prerequisites: graduate standing.

Course Rules: SOCIOL 979 and URB STD 979 are jointly-offered and count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Spring 2026, Fall 2023, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

Seminar in historical, social, and ecological growth and development of urban agglomerations. Comparative framework will be used to examine the urban process.

Prerequisites: grad st.

Course Rules: Hist 980 & Urb Std 980 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Fall 2010, Spring 2009.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

3 cr. Graduate.

Evaluation of different methods of generating data and their applications to the analysis of public policies and programs.

Prerequisites: graduate standing and a minimum score of 85 on department diagnostic exam.

Course Rules: SOCIOL 982 and URB STD 982 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.

Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2013.

Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/

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