URBAN & REGIONAL STUDIES

Interdisciplinary Major or Minor - www.uwgb.edu/urs/

 

OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM:

Urban and regional studies offers students an opportunity to develop the insight, knowledge, and technical skills needed to deal effectively with the far-reaching challenges of contemporary urban society.  We prepare students to become educated world citizens through a solid foundation of core courses emphasizing skills and tool subjects, broad introductory courses at the freshman and sophomore level, and more demanding courses at the junior and senior level which explore topics at a greater depth.  Students with the major in Urban and Regional Studies can take a general program of study, or follow more specialized programs of study in one of the following areas:

 

WHO SHOULD HAVE THIS MAJOR :

Urban and regional studies develops individuals who want to make a difference in their community: a difference in what happens to older neighborhoods in transition, a difference in what happens as new suburban communities are planned and built, a difference in the lives and well-being of persons across metropolitan and rural regions. Each year a number of our graduates enter careers in architecture, community development, urban and regional planning, and related areas, while others go on to graduate school.

 

WHAT'S UNIQUE ABOUT THIS MAJOR AT UWGB :

Urban and Regional Studies is one of only a dozen undergraduate programs in the country where you can earn a degree in urban and regional studies.  You will join a very select group of students from just a handful of universities across the country when you major in this program

 

The faculty in urban and regional studies bring together perspectives from a variety of disciplines, including architecture, economics, ethnic studies, physical and human geography, political science, psychology and sociology. Urban and regional studies faculty have traveled widely and have lived and conducted research in many countries outside of the United States . In addition to teaching in the program, faculty are active in applied work in northeast Wisconsin, including work with community and grass-roots organizations, organizing neighborhood resource centers, participating in city and county task forces and planning committees, and consulting for government and international agencies.

 

SKILLS & ABILITIES GAINED WITH THIS MAJOR:

Urban and regional studies offers students an opportunity to develop the insight, knowledge, and technical skills needed to deal effectively with the far-reaching challenges of contemporary urban society. It prepares students to become educated world citizens through a solid foundation of core courses emphasizing skills and tool subjects, broad introductory courses at the freshman and sophomore level, and more demanding courses at the junior and senior level which explore topics at a greater depth.

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS MAJOR :

The Urban and Regional Studies major and minor offer the skills and knowledge base for a wide range of challenging and rewarding careers in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, including architecture, community organization, economic development, housing and real estate, and urban and regional planning.  The interdisciplinary major provides excellent preparation for graduate study in master's and doctoral programs in architecture, geography, political science, public administration, urban and regional planning, urban studies, and other fields.

The Urban and Regional Studies major and minor offer the skills and knowledge base for a wide range of challenging and rewarding careers in both the private and public sector, including:

 

Architecture, Community Organization, Economic Development, Education, Journalism, Marketing, Real Estate, Social Services, and Urban and Regional Planning.

 

The following list represents a few of the kinds of career titles for Urban & Regional Studies majors:

 

Community/county/city planners, Neighborhood Planner, Urban and regional planners, Architect, Land Planner, Water Resources Manager, Landscape Architects, City Managers, Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Directors of Community or Economic Development, Geographers, Transportation Planner, Land Acquisition & Development, Zoning Officer,

 

Want to know more about the nature of the work, working conditions, earnings, training, and job outlook? Then check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook @ http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

 

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