Minor in Urban Studies

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The minor in Urban Studies is open to all AUB students who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the contemporary opportunities and challenges posed by the ongoing transformations of the natural and built environments as the world shifts to a “planetary" urbanization.

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Through the minor, students familiarize themselves with a range of contemporary debates discussing the implications of urbanization across disciplinary fields. They also strengthen their command over some of the methods and tools used in social and environmental sciences, humanities, and urban planning and design to analyze urbanization processes.In order to satisfy the requirements of a minor in urban studies, a student must earn 15 credits of coursework, as described below.

Students enrolled in Architecture, Engineering or Landscape Architecture who hold a minor in urban studies qualify for an advanced standing if they apply for the master of urban planning and policy (open to all students with a first degree in engineering, architecture, landscape, and/or the social sciences) or the master of urban design (open to all students with a first professional degree in architecture and/or landscape architecture).
The minor in urban studies is administered by the coordinator of the MUPP-MUD programs.

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Course Requirements
In order to obtain a minor in urban studies, students must complete fifteen credits distributed as follows:

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