新奥尔良大学

With a B.S. in urban studies and planning from UNO, you’ll be equipped to think creatively about today’s pressing social problems, and to design the solutions that improve standards of living around the world. Cities are focal points for culture and innovation—but they can also be centers of inefficiency, inequality, and outdated infrastructure. By studying the social sciences and critically analyzing the complex issues that urban environments face, you’ll have the knowledge and the skill to address structural issues and create lasting change.

As you pursue an urban studies and planning degree, you’ll build in-depth knowledge in different domains of social science, and you’ll gain professional skills in technical writing, quantitative analysis, and public speaking. You’ll examine the historical, cultural, social, economic, and environmental factors that shape the way we live and build. You’ll have the opportunity to tailor your degree toward your own interests, whether that’s urban transportation, historic preservation, or another area. And you’ll learn how to research urban phenomena and understand their causes under the guidance of our world-class faculty and researchers. By the time you complete the urban studies and planning degree, you’ll be ready to enter the world of urban planning—and start making a difference in the world right away.

Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and Planning

The interdisciplinary, intensive urban studies and planning degree is designed to equip you with a strong working knowledge in the fundamentals of cities, urban development, urban planning, urban policy, and related fields. Students who complete this degree are prepared to enter the urban planning profession in either the public or the private sector, or to continue their education with a master’s degree in urban planning.

The bachelor of science in urban studies and planning is a 120-credit-hour program, including 39 general education credits, 45 other required credits, and 36 credits specific to urban studies and planning.

What You’ll Learn

Cities are complex organisms: intricate, interconnected, and always changing. To understand them—and beyond that, to improve them—you’ll need to approach each urban project from a multitude of different angles. The multidisciplinary B.S. in urban studies and planning will give you the tools you need to assess the needs and challenges of an urban environment, plus the professional skills you need to put a solution into action.

With a B.S. in urban studies and planning, you’ll…

• Understand the environmental, economic, and social processes that have shaped urbanization in and beyond the United States
• Use both primary and secondary sources to explain urban and regional phenomena
• Develop professional oral and written communication skills required to work in municipal and state public sector agencies, private sector development and planning firms, and nonprofit organizations

By the time you complete the urban studies and planning degree, you’ll be ready to help public, private, and nonprofit-sector organizations transform cities—and the health and happiness of the people who live there—for the better.