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Course Listing for URBAN STUDIES - Spring 2025 (ALL: 01/21/2025 - 05/09/2025)
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No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
2846 URST-101-01 Introduction to Urban Studies 1.00 LEC Delgado, Laura TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 39 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This course is not open to seniors.
  This course provides a general introduction to the interdisciplinary field of urban studies. Using a variety of Western and non-Western cities as illustrative examples, the course aims to give a broad survey and understanding of the distinctive characteristics of urban places. Students will learn definitions, concepts, and theories that are fundamental to the field. Topics covered include the role of planning in shaping cities, the economic structure and function of cities, the evolution of urban culture, community organization and development, gentrification and urban renewal, and urban governance policy.
2255 URST-107-01 Introduction to GIS 1.00 LEC Delgado, Laura TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  This lecture/lab course introduces students to mapping and spatial analysis through Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS are tools that allow us to organize, analyze, and display information that has both spatial and descriptive characteristics. This course will focus on the theory and application of GIS in current day urban studies and planning. In urban studies, GIS can be used to better understand population demographics, land uses and values, transportation, and environmental patterns, among other urban characteristics and trends. Through lectures and lab sessions, students will learn how to use the ESRI ArcGIS software package, online mapping tools, and digital databases. Increasingly, local government data are being made public, and students will also learn how to locate, manage, map, and analyze data from these open sources.
1303 URST-201-01 From Hartford to World Cities 1.00 LEC Chen, Xiangming M: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA GLB5  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: SOCL-227-01
  PR: URST101 or CTYP101 or SOCL 101
  The 21st century is truly a global urban age characterized by the simultaneous decline and revival of post-industrial cities in the United States and the co-existence of boom and poverty in the rapidly industrializing cities in developing countries, as well as by how globalization is exerting a growing impact on urban places and processes everywhere. This course adopts an integrated and comparative approach to studying the local and global characteristics, conditions, and consequences of the growth and transformation of cities and communities. Using Hartford—Trinity's hometown—as a point or place of departure, the course takes students to a set of world or global cities outside the United States, especially a few dynamic mega-cities in developing countries to explore the differences and surprising similarities among them.
2631 URST-210-01 Sustainable Urban Development 1.00 LEC Goldstein, Shoshana W: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA GLB  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  With the era in which city dwellers comprise a majority of the world's population has come a new urgency for understanding the balance between urban development and the environment. This course introduces students to the sub-field of urban studies which deals with sustainable development, including exploration of the debates on the meanings of sustainability and development in cities. Taking a comparative approach and a global perspective, topics to be examined may include the ecological footprint of cities, urban programs for sustainable urban planning, urban transportation and service delivery, energy issues, and the critical geopolitics of urban sustainability around the world. May be counted toward INTS major requirements.
2699 URST-214-01 Greek and Roman Architecture 1.00 LEC Risser, Martha TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA ART  
  Enrollment limited to 29 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with ARTHISTORY Cross-listing: CLCV-214-01
  NOTE: 4 seats reserved for Urban Studies majors, 2 for first-years, 2 for AHIS majors.
  An examination of building materials and methods used in the construction of domestic, civic, and religious buildings of the Greek and Roman worlds. Topics of discussion include ways in which functions of buildings influenced their forms; comparative studies of the works of individual architects; architectural adaptations to local topography; propaganda purposes of architecture; and ancient opinions and accounts of architecture, including selections from the works of Plautus, Vitruvius, and Pliny the Elder; and Latin inscriptions. We will then compare written accounts to archaeological evidence. Students in LATN 314 will read some of the material in Latin, whereas all of the reading for CLCV 214 will be in English.
3040 URST-258-01 The Islamic City 1.00 LEC Antrim, Zayde TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA GLB2  
  Enrollment limited to 29 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: HIST-258-01, INTS-258-01
  This course explores the great variety of cities founded, claimed, and inhabited by Muslims from the beginnings of Islam to the present day. While there is no such thing as a prototypical "Islamic city," this course grapples with questions of change and continuity in the organization of urban life among Muslims globally. Through a combination of lectures and discussions, we will situate cities in their historical contexts, examine their built environments, and consider the ways in which exchange, mobility, empire, revolution, and globalization have shaped urban space.
2847 URST-301-01 Community Develpmnt Strategies 1.00 SEM Delgado, Laura TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA SOIP  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC Cross-listing: PBPL-801-01, URST-801-01
  Prerequisite: Urban Studies 101 or permission of instructor.
  In this course we will explore the causes of neighborhood decline, examine the history, current practice and guiding policies of community development, and see firsthand selected community development strategies at work in the local communities surrounding Trinity College. We will pay close attention to the influence of ideas in good currency in the field of urban development such as smart growth, transit oriented development, land-banking and place-making. The course is organized around four questions: What are the underlying forces behind neighborhood decline? How and why did community development emerge? How has community development practice reconciled itself with current concepts that guide urban development such as new urbanism, smart growth, place-making and land-banking. What does the future hold for disinvested communities and for community development practice?
2850 URST-318-01 Reshaping Global Urbanization 1.00 SEM Chen, Xiangming W: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA GLB5  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: INTS-318-01
  This course aims to provide an extensive and in-depth understanding of China's prominent and powerful role in shaping a new and significant era of global urbanization. Having urbanized at the fastest pace, on the largest scale, and in the shortest time period in human history, China has been "building out" by constructing transport infrastructure, industrial zones, and municipal facilities in many countries. The course first assesses the Chinese mode of urban development focused on its beneficial and problematic social and spatial consequences. In the following segments, the course examines China's varied approach to and experience in city-building and infrastructure construction in Southeast Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe. The course concludes on the theoretical and policy implications of "China-fueled" global urbanization, especially for developing countries.
2851 URST-320-01 Urban Research Practicum 1.00 SEM Goldstein, Shoshana TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 9 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: PBPL-820-01, URST-820-01
  Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in URST 101 and URST201
  This research seminar is designed to prepare students for conducting urban research, in Hartford or in any city. The course will include an in-depth survey of methods and approaches in the field. Students will develop research proposals and conduct research projects for term papers. The seminar is geared both for seniors working to produce honors theses and urban studies majors and minors planning on conducting independent study projects. The aim is to foster skill development and enhance training in research methodologies and techniques, including projects with applied components, community learning connections, and/or pure research endeavors.
3007 URST-329-01 Urban Ethnography 1.00 SEM King, Arianna TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: URST-829-01
  Prerequisite: Urban Studies 101 or permission of instructor.
  Ethnography is a qualitative research method commonly used in the humanistic social sciences that involves naturalistic observation/interaction. Its goal is to produce richer understandings of people, practice, culture, and place by textualizing the kinetic motion of everyday life. This course introduces students to urban ethnographic research methods and their intrinsic value to the field of Urban Studies. By reading and analyzing a broad array of urban ethnographic work from across the globe, students will gain a better understanding of ethnographic writing and the practice of urban ethnography and what it has to offer. This course aims to expose you to a variety of urban contexts beyond EuroAmerica and in doing so build your reading, writing, interpretation, and analytical skills.
3004 URST-370-01 Planning for Climate Justice 1.00 SEM Goldstein, Shoshana T: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA GLB5  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: URST-870-01
  This course focuses on the role of planners and the cities, towns, and regions they serve in addressing climate change, examining how core principles of environmental justice influence-or fail to influence-their practices. Students will explore social movements and community-led activism advocating for more equitable responses to the climate emergency. The course also delves into the relationship between disaster and environmental planning, current methods of adaptation, mitigation, and resilience planning, the politics of managed retreat, as well as alternative frameworks and perspectives from abroad, particularly from the Global South.
1272 URST-399-01 Independent Study 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 5 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: Urban Studies 101 or permission of instructor.
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
1269 URST-401-01 Senior Seminar 1.00 SEM Myers, Garth T: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Prerequisite: Urban Studies 201, Sociology 227 or permission of instructor.
  This course serves as a capstone seminar with two purposes. First, it provides a comparative and integrated treatment of the urban scholarship through an intensive and interdisciplinary reading of advanced books and articles, rigorous discussions, and in-depth writing. This course allows students to widen and deepen the cumulative content and experience they have gained from previous urban courses, study abroad programs, and urban engagement and internship projects. Secondly, by connecting and even tailoring some of the seminar’s content to individual students, the course prepares and guides students to undertake and successfully complete a senior thesis for the Urban Studies major.
1752 URST-466-01 Teaching Assistant 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin. (0.5 - 1 course credit)
1748 URST-497-01 Single Semester Thesis 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Submission of special registration form and the approval of the director are required for enrollment in this single-semester thesis.
2560 URST-499-01 Senior Thesis, Part 2 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 5 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Written report and formal presentation of a research project. Required of all students who wish to earn honors in Urban Studies. Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for each semester of this year-long thesis. (2 course credits to be completed in two semesters.)
2848 URST-801-01 Community Develpmnt Strategies 1.00 SEM Delgado, Laura TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 2 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC Cross-listing: PBPL-801-01, URST-301-01
  In this course we will explore the causes of neighborhood decline, examine the history, current practice and guiding policies of community development, and see firsthand selected community development strategies at work in the local communities surrounding Trinity College. We will pay close attention to the influence of ideas in good currency in the field of urban development such as smart growth, transit oriented development, land-banking and place-making. The course is organized around four questions: What are the underlying forces behind neighborhood decline? How and why did community development emerge? How has community development practice reconciled itself with current concepts that guide urban development such as new urbanism, smart growth, place-making and land-banking. What does the future hold for disinvested communities and for community development practice?
2852 URST-820-01 Urban Research Practicum 1.00 SEM Goldstein, Shoshana TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 3 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: PBPL-820-01, URST-320-01
  This research seminar is designed to prepare students for conducting urban research, in Hartford or in any city. The course will include an in-depth survey of methods and approaches in the field. Students will develop research proposals and conduct research projects for term papers. The seminar is geared both for seniors working to produce honors theses and urban studies majors and minors planning on conducting independent study projects. The aim is to foster skill development and enhance training in research methodologies and techniques, including projects with applied components, community learning connections, and/or pure research endeavors.
3006 URST-829-01 Urban Ethnography 1.00 SEM King, Arianna TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: URST-329-01
  Ethnography is a qualitative research method commonly used in the humanistic social sciences that involves naturalistic observation/interaction. Its goal is to produce richer understandings of people, practice, culture, and place by textualizing the kinetic motion of everyday life. This course introduces students to urban ethnographic research methods and their intrinsic value to the field of Urban Studies. By reading and analyzing a broad array of urban ethnographic work from across the globe, students will gain a better understanding of ethnographic writing and the practice of urban ethnography and what it has to offer. This course aims to expose you to a variety of urban contexts beyond EuroAmerica and in doing so build your reading, writing, interpretation, and analytical skills.
3005 URST-870-01 Planning for Climate Justice 1.00 SEM Goldstein, Shoshana T: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA GLB5  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: URST-370-01
  This course focuses on the role of planners and the cities, towns, and regions they serve in addressing climate change, examining how core principles of environmental justice influence-or fail to influence-their practices. Students will explore social movements and community-led activism advocating for more equitable responses to the climate emergency. The course also delves into the relationship between disaster and environmental planning, current methods of adaptation, mitigation, and resilience planning, the politics of managed retreat, as well as alternative frameworks and perspectives from abroad, particularly from the Global South.
1757 URST-874-01 Practicum 1.00 SEM Fitzpatrick, Sean M: 6:30PM-9:00PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
    Cross-listing: PBPL-874-01
  The Practicum is a semester-long opportunity for students to apply and expand their knowledge and technical skills by performing an actual consulting engagement for a public sector client organization. Practicum students will work in small teams to analyze and make recommendations with respect to issues of real significance faced by their clients. Each engagement will combine research, project planning, and problem-solving challenges, as well as substantial client contact. Client organizations are selected from across the policy spectrum to better enable students to pursue subject matters of particular relevance to their studies and career interests. Each engagement will culminate in a final report and formal presentation to the client organization. The Practicum instructor will provide careful guidance and participants will have opportunities to share ideas, experiences, and best practices.
2991 URST-953-01 Research Project 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Under the guidance of a faculty member, graduate students may do an independent research project on a topic in American studies. Written approval of the graduate adviser and the program director are required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
2992 URST-954-01 Thesis Part I 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Thesis Part I
2993 URST-955-01 Thesis Part II 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Thesis Part II
2994 URST-956-01 Thesis 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Thesis
2639 PBPL-310-01 Tax Pol & Inequality in Htfd 1.00 SEM Laws, Serena T: 1:30PM-4:10PM TBA Y SOCW  
  Enrollment limited to 19 Waitlist available: N Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with CLIC, POLS, URST
  NOTE: 10 seats reserved for PBPL majors. Limit to 5 seniors.
  In this course students will learn about U.S. tax policy and apply their knowledge by preparing taxes for Hartford residents at Trinity's VITA Tax Clinic. Tax policy in the United States is a key site of government redistribution-a place where economic inequality can be mitigated or reinforced. This course explores central elements of tax policy with an emphasis on the politics and policies that led to the growth of social tax expenditures, including refundable tax credits. Students will receive training to become IRS certified tax preparers, and each student will prepare taxes for a regular shift at a VITA site near campus. An enhanced version of this class fulfills the PBPL Internship Requirement. Students interested in the course should contact the professor to submit a brief application summarizing their interest and relevant experience at least ten days prior to registration. Later applications will be considered if spots remain.
3025 ROME-250-01 The City of Rome 1.00 LEC Gadeyne, Jan
Oliver, Lindsay
Martin, Simon		 R: 1:45PM-4:45PM TBA GLB5  
  Enrollment limited to 12 Waitlist available: Y Mode of Instruction: In Person  
  Also cross-referenced with URST
  NOTE: This course is for Trinity in Rome study away students only.
  This course intends to study and reconstruct the history of Rome from its origins to the present day. You will explore the city not as a showplace of famous monuments but as a complex system of historical, political, religious, and social elements that century after century shaped its distinctive urban character. Special topics will be: Rome as the capital of the Roman Empire, the transformation of the city in the Middle Ages, the impact of the popes of the Renaissance and Baroque age on the city’s urban development, and Rome as capital of Italy from 1870 onwards. Lectures will try in part to recreate an onsite experience typical of the course when offered in Rome through visual content and assignments.