URBS 301 Urban Theory
Seminal topics shaping the global field of urban theory over the last century are presented with a transdisciplinary focus. The struggle to conceptualize urbanization and socio-spatial development, both real and imagined, is considered through a close, critical and analytical reading of texts from the fields of urban planning, geography, sociology, political science, philosophy, and gender studies, among others. Lecture. Prerequisites: WRIT 313, Advanced Academic Writing; LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice, or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design or, LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines; MDST 120, Public Speaking