Urban Studies and Planning (B.A.)

Wayne State University

Wayne State's Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Planning is an interdisciplinary course of study that equips students with a firm grounding in knowledge about cities and metropolitan areas, their history and spatial patterns, social, economic and political life and their greatest challenges and opportunities. The urban studies and planning bachelor's degree prepares students for: Advanced training in traditional academic disciplines, or professional activities with an urban orientation, Advanced training in specialized academic disciplines with urban foci, including law, public administration and urban planning, A wide variety of vocations in an urban setting, Citizenship in an urban world. We study cities around the world as well as in our own backyard to understand city life and find solutions to urban problems. Classes examine cities and their regions in historical context and in an international and comparative manner. Students will examine economic, political and cultural concerns and explore practical solutions to current urban problems. As a highly interdisciplinary program, students are required to take courses in many more disciplines.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences