Welcome to the UWM Urban Studies Programs’ Virtual Front Office. In order to provide the best student experience we can offer during the COVID-19 pandemic, we invite you to contact us using the links below. In addition, there are some helpful quick links for information about our programs and courses.

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Quick Links

Undergraduate Program

• Brochure (PDF)
• Information about the Undergraduate Major in Urban Studies
• Information about the Undergraduate Certificate in Urban Studies

Graduate Program

• Brochure (PDF)
• Information about the Master’s in Urban Studies
• Information about the PhD in Urban Studies

Undergraduate Courses Offered

Fall 2023 URB STD Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
URB STD 250	Exploring the Urban Environment
URB STD 289	Internship in Urban Studies, Lower Division
URB STD 360	Perspectives on the Urban Scene:
URB STD 377	Urbanism and Urbanization
URB STD 489	Internship in Urban Studies, Upper Division
URB STD 699	Independent Reading

Fall 2023: Upcoming Courses in Program

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
AFRIC 125	Economics of the Black Community
AFRIC 300	Urban Violence
GEOG 114	Geography of Race in the United States
GEOG 140	Our Urban Environment: Introduction to Urban Geography
GEOG 215	Introduction to Geographic Information Science
GEOG 441	Geography of Cities and Metropolitan Areas
GEOG 525	Geographic Information Science
GEOG 564	Urban Environmental Change and Social Justice
GEOG 625	Intermediate Geographic Information Science
HIST 307	A History of Rome: The Republic
HIST 446	African Americans Since the Civil War
HIST 450	The History of Milwaukee
POL SCI 390	Political Data Analysis
SOCIOL 261	Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology
SOCIOL 323	Perspectives on Latino Communities
SOCIOL 330	Economy and Society
SOCIOL 377	Urbanism and Urbanization
URBPLAN 140	Issues in Contemporary Urban Planning
URBPLAN 316	Planning for the Great Cities of America
URBPLAN 350	Social Justice, Urban Planning and the New Multicultural America
URBPLAN 591	Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Planning
URBPLAN 630	Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector
URBPLAN 651	Land Use Planning Practice

UWinteriM 2024 URB STD Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
URB STD 150	Multicultural America

UWinteriM 2024: Upcoming Courses in Program

No courses listed for this term.

Graduate Courses Offered

Fall 2023 URB STD Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
URB STD 888	Candidate for Degree
URB STD 901	Urban Social Structure
URB STD 921	Seminar: Research Methods in Urban Studies
URB STD 927	Urban Internship
URB STD 971	Seminar on the History of American Urban Problems
URB STD 979	Qualitative Research Methods
URB STD 990	Master's Research or Thesis
URB STD 991	Doctoral Research or Dissertation
URB STD 998	Independent Study for Master's Students
URB STD 999	Independent Study for Doctoral Students

Fall 2023: Upcoming Courses in Program

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
GEOG 441G	Geography of Cities and Metropolitan Areas
GEOG 564G	Urban Environmental Change and Social Justice
HIST 450G	The History of Milwaukee
POL SCI 390G	Political Data Analysis
URBPLAN 630G	Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector
URBPLAN 651G	Land Use Planning Practice

UWinteriM 2024 URB STD Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details

UWinteriM 2024: Upcoming Courses in Program

No courses listed for this term.