Courses

A practical understanding of how trial and appellate courts are structured and operate. Students will explore the types of documents submitted to the court, how those documents are written, and be introduced to the types of analysis essential to the legal process involved in legally preparing a case for trial or appeal.

Examination of the historical, material, and ideological forces that shape current American foreign policy operations, followed by an analysis of policy formulation and stress on the executive, the legislative, and public opinion. Military, economic, and intelligence policies also examined.

Urban Aesthetics

The city as an aesthetic environment and its effects on aspects of urban life.

An introduction to cities in historical and global perspective, this course examines urban origins, theories of development of pre-industrial cities, transformations of urban life in the industrial revolution, and the interplay of race, ethnicity, class, and gender in contemporary cities around the world. Final focus is on U. S. centers and forms of cultural and economic integration that mark all settlements in the contemporary global arena.

This lecture course examines the modern criminal legal system as it has developed through time in cities. Particular attention will be given to the urban dynamics that led to the creation and evolution of professional police forces, criminal courts, and penal institutions. Emphasis will be placed upon the specifically urban influences (demographic, geographic, political, economic, and social) that originally shaped and continue to mold the criminal justice system.

Exploration of the rich and diverse subcultures and communities that dot the urban landscape. In recent years new patterns of cultural belonging and new forms of identity have displaced earlier forms of community organization and neighborhood life. This course traces the emergence of urban subcultures from "Hippies to HipHop." It will expose students to a number of studies by professional ethnographers and prepare them to undertake an original field study on a topic of their choice.

Exploration of the rich and diverse subcultures and communities that dot the urban landscape. In recent years new patterns of cultural belonging and new forms of identity have displaced earlier forms of community organization and neighborhood life.

An introduction to the study of urban diversity in the United States. It explores the different forms of identity, community, and cultural belonging that dot the urbanlandscape, and analyzes the historical, social, political, and economic forces that shape the everyday lives of diverse urban populations.

The abiotic and biotic components of cities, where the dominant ecological influence is human activities. As such, it is interdisciplinary, just like the discipline of urban ecology. It integrates knowledge and skills from the life sciences (especially ecology, conservation biology and environmental biology), chemistry, geography (physical and human) and sustainability science / urban planning.