URBAN RESEARCH SEMINAR   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

URBNST 1500 - URBAN RESEARCH SEMINAR


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The Urban Research Seminar focuses the knowledge and skills, which the student has gained through the program, on a particular topic. The specific topic varies from term to term and faculty member to faculty member, but it always concerns an issue of relevance to the immediate Pittsburgh environment. Examples include riverfront development, the impact of Reagan's cutbacks, the redevelopment of East Liberty, etc. To investigate the topic students will review secondary sources as well as collect and analyze their own information through interviews, field trips, surveys, etc.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: URBNST 0080 and 1300PLAN: Urban Studies (BA or BPH)


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