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Urban Studies,
MA
(Concentration: Internship)
The Department of Geography and Urban Studies offers graduate work leading to the Master of Arts degree. The program prepares students for further study and for careers in planning and public administration, environmental management, economic development, geographic systems management, community organizing and social change efforts, and careers in academia. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the development of research techniques and analytical skills applicable to problem solving. There is also an emphasis on experiential and service learning, and community-based applied research.
The department's faculty is complemented by faculty drawn from Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology and other departments. Graduates of the Urban Studies program find employment in public sector agencies that deal with environmental planning, land use, and urban problems. They also work for quasi-public social service institutions that address various needs of urban residents, as well as for private sector firms whose business requires an understanding of urban and spatial dynamics.
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students are able to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m. Students able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Department
Information
Geography and Urban Studies, 309 Gladfelter Hall
1115 West Berks Street (025-27)
Philadelphia, PA 19122
gus@blue.temple.edu
(215) 204-1248
Ranking:
Accreditation:
False
Areas
of Specialization:
The graduate program in Urban Studies emphasizes study and research related to public policy in urban areas of the United States. The program's faculty have particular expertise in the areas of housing, neighborhood quality, land use planning, urban economic development, and provision of public services. The Philadelphia region receives considerable attention in both the curriculum and the research activities of the department.
Job
Placement:
Graduates of the Urban Studies program have continued with their education by pursuing doctoral degrees in some of the nation's most prestigious Ph.D. programs; other graduates find employment in a variety of government agencies at the local, county, state, and federal levels. Graduates of our program have also taken professional positions in public sector agencies and organizations including economic development corporations, nonprofit research organizations, and community-based organizations that deal with urban problems. Others have found employment in private sector firms whose business requires an understanding of urban and spatial dynamics.
Affiliation(s):
David Elesh, Associate Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., Columbia University; Barbara Ferman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., Brandeis University; Judith Goode, Professor of Anthropology, Ph.D., Cornell University; Kenneth Kusmer, Professor of History, Ph.D., University of Chicago; George Rengert, Professor of Criminal Justice, Ph.D., University of North Carolina; William Stull, Professor and Chair, Economics, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Morris Vogel, Professor of History, Ph.D., University of Chicago; Conrad Weiler, Associate Professor of Political Science, Ph.D., Syracuse University; William Yancey, Professor of Sociology, Ph.D., Washington University.
Interdisciplinary
Study :
It is possible for students to select some cognate courses from outside the department, for example: from political science, economics, education, sociology,anthropology, and African American Studies.
Study
Abroad:
Licensure:
False
Non-degree
Student Policy:
Students are directed to Continuing Education for information on registrating as a non-matriculated student. A student may take up to 9 credits as a non-matriculated student. If accepted into the program, these credits may be applied toward the degree.
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