GRADUATE SPECIALIZATION IN GLOBAL URBAN

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IN GLOBAL URBAN STUDIES

The Graduate Specialization in Global Urban Studies, which is administered by the College of <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Social Science, offers interdisciplinary doctoral-level study, integrated with programs offered by disciplinary departments and is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in doctoral degree programs at Michigan State University.

The Graduate Specialization in Global Urban Studies addresses political, spatial, cultural, and economic processes and issues in urban ar= eas across the United St= ates and the world, as well as the global processes that impact and unite urban areas.

Course work includes foci on urban areas in the United States and abroad; urban areas in comparative context regionally, nationally and internationally; and how the forces of globalization change urban areas.

With the approval of the department and college that adminis= ters the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the specialization may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the doctoral degree.

Requirements for the Graduate Specialization in=

Global Urban Studies

Cre= dits

1. Both of the following courses......................................= ............................................................... 6 (total)

SSC 800 The World System of Cities..........................................................................= .............. 3

SSC 886 Global Urban Research Practicum.....................................................................= ........ 3

2. Complete two of the foll= owing courses:

Each course must be from a different sphere.

Students may select other courses from other departments or disciplines with the approval of the specialization adviser.=

(6 or 7 credits)

Political Sphere=

PLS 808 Issues in Urban Policy and Services.................................................................= ......... 3

PLS 822 Urban Government and Politics.......................................................................= ........... 3

Spatial Sphere

GEO 413 Urban Geography..........= ...........................................................................= ................. 3

GEO 453 Metropolitan Environments: Urban Form and Land Use......................................= ....... 3

UP 823 Urban Land Management....= ...........................................................................= ............ 4

Social/ Cultural Sphere

ANP 815 Transnational Processes and Identities (D).............................................................= .. 3

HST 410 History of Western Urbanization.....................................................................= .......... 3

SOC 838 Comparative Urban Theory.= ...........................................................................= ............ 3

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AEC 991 Advanced Topics in Agricultural Economics.............................................................= 3

EC 840 International Trade: Theory and Commercial Policy......................................= ............. 3

Upon completion of the require= ments for the Graduate Specialization in Global Urban Studies, the student should contact the Dean of the C= ollege of Social Science a= nd request certification for the completion of the specialization. <= /p>

After the certification is app= roved by the Dean of the Colleg= e of Social Science, = the Office of the Registrar will enter on the student’s academic record the nam= e of the specialization and the date that it was completed. This certification w= ill appear on the student’s transcript.