Global Metropolitan Studies (GMS)
GMS 200 Global Metropolitan Studies: Introduction to Theories, Histories, and Methods 3 Units
Department: Global Metropolitan Studies
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Fall
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of lecture/seminar per week.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. student in Global Metropolitan Studies Designated Emphasis, or consent of instructor.
The investigation of modern cities presents great challenges for social and urban theory. This seminar addresses these challenges through a multidisciplinary perspective that structures the discussion in terms of a history of metropolitan transformations, global urbanization, and the production and regulation of cities as spaces of contestation and creativity.
GMS 201 Research Seminar in Comparative Urban Studies 3 Units
Department: Global Metropolitan Studies
Course level: Graduate
Term course may be offered: Spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Ph.D. candidate in Global Metropolitan Studies Designated Emphasis or consent of instructor.
This core seminar for the Designated Emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies offers an in-depth examination of contemporary research topics, data and methods, recent research findings, and challenges in specific subfields of international urban studies. Emphasis will be placed upon the discussion and improvement of students' dissertation chapters.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Instructor: Post
GMS C203/POL SCI C203 Urban and Subnational Politics in Developing Countries 4 Units
Department: Global Metropolitan Studies; Political Science
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall and spring
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: 2 to 3 hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Prerequisites: Graduate student standing.
This course will consider the political and institutional environment in which efforts to address metropolitan problems are developed, the financial and institutional vehicles used to provide services of different types, and the role of political parties and other forms of political organization in the development and allocation of services. Emphasis will be placed upon fertile areas for research within the social sciences.
GMS 299 Independent Study or Research 1 - 12 Units
Department: Global Metropolitan Studies
Course level: Graduate
Terms course may be offered: Fall, spring and summer
Grading: Letter grade.
Hours and format: Hours to be arranged. Hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Restricted to GMS Designated Emphasis Ph.D. students.
Individual study or research program; must be worked out with GMS faculty in advance of signing up for credits.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
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