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Courses on the American West
Each year, Stanford University offers dozens of courses related to the study of the North American West across a wide range of departments and programs. In addition to offering classes like our interdisciplinary spring quarter course The American West, and a number of courses on local government, The Bill Lane Center for the American West curates a listing of courses related to the American West.
Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time, Location
AMSTUD 68N
Preference to freshmen. Mark Twain defined the rhythms of our prose and the contours of our moral map. He recognized our extravagant promise and stunning failures, our comic foibles and tragic flaws. He is viewed as the most American of American...
Fishkin, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
6:20 PM
AMSTUD 124A
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
AMSTUD 186D
This lecture course explores the work of artists and makers of Asian descent from 1850-present. Rather than a discrete identity category, we approach 'Asian American' as an expansive, relational term that encompasses heterogenous experiences of...
Kwon, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
ARCHLGY 125
This hands-on course introduces students to archaeological field methods through active participation in the excavation of the multi-layered Frenchman's Lake site on the Stanford campus. Students will gain practical experience while investigating a...
Reinhart, K. (PI)
Gaither, P. (TA)
Gaither, P. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Friday
1:00 PM
5:00 PM
ARCHLGY 125
This hands-on course introduces students to archaeological field methods through active participation in the excavation of the multi-layered Frenchman's Lake site on the Stanford campus. Students will gain practical experience while investigating a...
Reinhart, K. (PI)
Gaither, P. (TA)
Gaither, P. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
ARTHIST 152
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ARTHIST 152
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ARTHIST 152
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ARTHIST 152
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ARTHIST 152
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ARTHIST 152
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
Kennedy, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
ARTHIST 186B
This lecture course explores the work of artists and makers of Asian descent from 1850-present. Rather than a discrete identity category, we approach 'Asian American' as an expansive, relational term that encompasses heterogenous experiences of...
Kwon, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
CEE 126Y
Environmental disasters are striking with alarming frequency. Many, including wildfires and ecosystem collapse, are hitting California. The winter 2019 Hard Earth series will feature biweekly talks by Stanford graduate students whose research probes...
2026 - 2027
Winter
CEE 141A
This course offers an overview of the development phase of large private and public infrastructure projects. Students will gain an understanding of the critical steps involved in bringing a project from early concept to a delivery phase including...
Khoshkbari, P. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday
4:30 PM
6:20 PM
CEE 173
This course explores both quantitatively and qualitatively - technical, economic, institutional, social, policy, and legal aspects of urban water. The course will include lectures and discussions covering the following themes (1) history of urban...
2026 - 2027
Spring
CEE 214
The next wave of technological innovation and globalization will affect our countries, our societies, and ourselves. This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to emerging, frontier technologies. Topics covered include artificial...
2026 - 2027
Winter
CEE 246B
Introduction to the Real Estate Development Process from conception, feasibility analysis, due diligence, entitlements, planning, financing, market analysis, contract negotiation, construction, marketing, asset management and disposition. Pro-forma...
Koen, N. (PI)
Espriu, C. (TA)
Espriu, C. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
6:00 PM
7:20 PM
CEE 248
This course will offer students an introduction to Real Estate Development. Senior Principals from Sares Regis, a regional commercial and residential real estate development company, and from Google will cover topics on all aspects of the development...
Birdwell, J. (PI)
Corsiglia, R. (PI)
Lin, Y. (PI)
Mai, A. (TA)
Corsiglia, R. (PI)
Lin, Y. (PI)
Mai, A. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Thursday
4:30 PM
6:20 PM
CEE 263G
This seminar provides an in-depth analysis of the role of California state agencies and Western energy organizations in driving energy policy development, technology innovation, and market structures, in California, the West and internationally. The...
Cain, B. (PI)
Marcus, F. (PI)
Marcus, F. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:20 PM
CEE 265F
Adaptation to climate change will not only require new infrastructure and policies, but it will also challenge our local, state and national governments to collaborate across jurisdictional lines in ways that include many different types of private...
2026 - 2027
Spring
CEE 265F
Adaptation to climate change will not only require new infrastructure and policies, but it will also challenge our local, state and national governments to collaborate across jurisdictional lines in ways that include many different types of private...
Fong, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
COMPLIT 348
A border is a force of containment that inspires dreams of being overcome, crossed, and cursed; motivates bodies to climb over walls; and threatens physical harm. This graduate seminar places into comparative dialogue a variety of perspectives from...
Saldivar, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Thursday
4:30 PM
7:20 PM
CSRE 141
Neighborhoods in the Bay Area and around the world are undergoing a transformation known as gentrification. Middle- and upper-income people are moving into what were once low-income areas, and housing costs are on the rise. Tensions between newcomers...
2026 - 2027
Spring
CSRE 141
Neighborhoods in the Bay Area and around the world are undergoing a transformation known as gentrification. Middle- and upper-income people are moving into what were once low-income areas, and housing costs are on the rise. Tensions between newcomers...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
EARTHSYS 46N
Preference to freshmen. Field trips to sites in the Elkhorn Slough, a small agriculturally impacted estuary that opens into Monterey Bay, a model ecosystem for understanding the complexity of estuaries, and one of California's last remaining coastal...
Francis, C. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
EARTHSYS 131
Interactive, seminar-style sessions expose students to diverse career pathways in sustainability. Professionals from a variety of careers discuss their work, their career development and decision-points in their career pathways, as well as life style...
Saltzman, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:20 PM
EARTHSYS 131
Interactive, seminar-style sessions expose students to diverse career pathways in sustainability. Professionals from a variety of careers discuss their work, their career development and decision-points in their career pathways, as well as life style...
Bangert, F. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Friday
10:30 AM
11:20 AM
EARTHSYS 160
This course provides an overview of urban sustainability through the lens of urban planning, covering topics such as the origins of urban sustainability, tools for sustainability planning, global dimensions of sustainability (including different...
Kos, R. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM
EARTHSYS 168
Through case studies with a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area, guest speakers, selective readings and interactive assignments, this class seeks to demystify the concept of land use for the non-city planner. Taught by a former city manager and well...
2026 - 2027
Winter
EDUC 340
Western medicine's definition of health as the absence of sickness, disease, or pathology; Native American cultures' definition of health as the beauty of physical, spiritual, emotional, and social things, and sickness as something out of balance...
LaFromboise, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM
ENGLISH 68N
Preference to freshmen. Mark Twain defined the rhythms of our prose and the contours of our moral map. He recognized our extravagant promise and stunning failures, our comic foibles and tragic flaws. He is viewed as the most American of American...
Fishkin, S. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
6:20 PM
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
ENGLISH 124
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
Kennedy, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
GEOPHYS 90
Is the "Big One" overdue in California? What kind of damage would that cause? What can we do to reduce the impact of such hazards in urban environments? Does "fracking" cause earthquakes and are we at risk? Is the United States vulnerable to a giant...
Segall, P. (PI)
Ursu, R. (TA)
Ursu, R. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Monday Wednesday Friday
10:30 AM
11:20 AM
HISTORY 73
(History 73 is 3 units; History 173 is 5 units.) This course is an introduction to the history of Mexican migration to the United States. Barraged with anti-immigrant rhetoric and calls for bigger walls and more restrictive laws, few people in the...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 73
(History 73 is 3 units; History 173 is 5 units.) This course is an introduction to the history of Mexican migration to the United States. Barraged with anti-immigrant rhetoric and calls for bigger walls and more restrictive laws, few people in the...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 73
(History 73 is 3 units; History 173 is 5 units.) This course is an introduction to the history of Mexican migration to the United States. Barraged with anti-immigrant rhetoric and calls for bigger walls and more restrictive laws, few people in the...
Minian Andjel, A. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 151
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
Kennedy, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
HISTORY 173
(History 73 is 3 units; History 173 is 5 units.) This course is an introduction to the history of Mexican migration to the United States. Barraged with anti-immigrant rhetoric and calls for bigger walls and more restrictive laws, few people in the...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 173
(History 73 is 3 units; History 173 is 5 units.) This course is an introduction to the history of Mexican migration to the United States. Barraged with anti-immigrant rhetoric and calls for bigger walls and more restrictive laws, few people in the...
2026 - 2027
Spring
HISTORY 173
(History 73 is 3 units; History 173 is 5 units.) This course is an introduction to the history of Mexican migration to the United States. Barraged with anti-immigrant rhetoric and calls for bigger walls and more restrictive laws, few people in the...
Minian Andjel, A. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
ILAC 348
A border is a force of containment that inspires dreams of being overcome, crossed, and cursed; motivates bodies to climb over walls; and threatens physical harm. This graduate seminar places into comparative dialogue a variety of perspectives from...
Saldivar, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Thursday
4:30 PM
7:20 PM
LAW 7051
Local governments exert tremendous influence over socioeconomics, race relations, environmental health, political power, and housing and real estate. This public law course will investigate the law of these governments (including cities, counties...
Anderson, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
2:15 PM
3:45 PM
NATIVEAM 240
Western medicine's definition of health as the absence of sickness, disease, or pathology; Native American cultures' definition of health as the beauty of physical, spiritual, emotional, and social things, and sickness as something out of balance...
LaFromboise, T. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM
POLECON 680
This course provides an introduction to political economy with an emphasis on formal models of collective choice, public institutions, and political competition. Topics considered include voting theory, social choice, institutional equilibria, agenda...
Callander, S. (PI)
Long, M. (GP)
Long, M. (GP)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
1:15 PM
2:35 PM
POLISCI 73
This seminar provides an in-depth analysis of the role of California state agencies and Western energy organizations in driving energy policy development, technology innovation, and market structures, in California, the West and internationally. The...
Cain, B. (PI)
Marcus, F. (PI)
Marcus, F. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:20 PM
POLISCI 74
This one-unit lecture series explores potential careers in public service, including roles in government as well as in many other organizations; such as nonprofits, foundations, corporations, and arts organizations that help shape public policy and...
2026 - 2027
Winter
POLISCI 74B
How do I translate my interests, skills and values into a career in public service and social impact? This course will introduce you to a wide range of roles that help shape public policy and civic life, including government (Legislative, Federal...
Weisler, T. (PI)
Sims, J. (PI)
Sims, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM
POLISCI 74B
How do I translate my interests, skills and values into a career in public service and social impact? This course will introduce you to a wide range of roles that help shape public policy and civic life, including government (Legislative, Federal...
Weisler, T. (PI)
Sims, J. (PI)
Sims, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
Tuesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM
POLISCI 124A
The American West is characterized by frontier mythology, vast distances, marked aridity, and unique political and economic characteristics. This course integrates several disciplinary perspectives into a comprehensive examination of Western North...
Kennedy, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
Fishkin, S. (PI)
Brady, D. (PI)
Nemerov, A. (PI)
Freyberg, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
POLISCI 227B
Adaptation to climate change will not only require new infrastructure and policies, but it will also challenge our local, state and national governments to collaborate across jurisdictional lines in ways that include many different types of private...
2026 - 2027
Spring
PUBLPOL 73
This seminar provides an in-depth analysis of the role of California state agencies and Western energy organizations in driving energy policy development, technology innovation, and market structures, in California, the West and internationally. The...
2020 - 2021
Spring
Wednesday
10:00 AM
11:20 AM
PUBLPOL 73
This seminar provides an in-depth analysis of the role of California state agencies and Western energy organizations in driving energy policy development, technology innovation, and market structures, in California, the West and internationally. The...
Cain, B. (PI)
Marcus, F. (PI)
Marcus, F. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:20 PM
PUBLPOL 101
American democracy faces a series of unprecedented challenges. This course will identify the greatest areas of weakness in the American political system, make sense of the most pressing threats facing democracy, and contemplate how democracy can be...
2026 - 2027
Winter
PUBLPOL 101
American democracy faces a series of unprecedented challenges. This course will identify the greatest areas of weakness in the American political system, make sense of the most pressing threats facing democracy, and contemplate how democracy can be...
2026 - 2027
Winter
PUBLPOL 108H
This course is divided into three sections that when combined provide 1) the overall narrative of the precedents and adverse impacts of the worldwide, US west coast and California housing crises and the frameworks for California to create a balanced...
2026 - 2027
Spring
PUBLPOL 115
Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public...
2026 - 2027
Autumn
PUBLPOL 115
Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public...
2026 - 2027
Winter
PUBLPOL 115
Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public...
2026 - 2027
Spring
PUBLPOL 135
Dynamics of regional leadership and decision making in Silicon Valley, a complex region composed of 40 cities and four counties without any overarching framework for governance. Formal and informal institutions shaping outcomes in the region. Case...
2026 - 2027
Spring
PUBLPOL 154
State politics and policy making, including the roles of the legislature, legislative leadership, governor, special interests, campaign finance, advocacy groups, ballot initiatives, state and federal laws, media, and research organizations. Case...
Nation, J. (PI)
Crane, D. (PI)
Evers, E. (TA)
Vandenberghe, L. (TA)
Crane, D. (PI)
Evers, E. (TA)
Vandenberghe, L. (TA)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM
PUBLPOL 265F
Adaptation to climate change will not only require new infrastructure and policies, but it will also challenge our local, state and national governments to collaborate across jurisdictional lines in ways that include many different types of private...
2026 - 2027
Spring
PUBLPOL 298
Graduate directed reading in Public Policy. By application only.
Rosston, G. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
PUBLPOL 298
Graduate directed reading in Public Policy. By application only.
Grusky, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
PUBLPOL 298
Graduate directed reading in Public Policy. By application only.
Cain, B. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
PUBLPOL 298
Graduate directed reading in Public Policy. By application only.
Derry, L. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
PUBLPOL 308
Policymakers in the United States, whether elected or unelected, operate in a governmental system where politics pervades nearly every element of their daily activity. This course provides students with both the theory and real-world examples they...
Chen, L. (PI)
Cain, B. (PI)
Cain, B. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM
PUBLPOL 315
Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public...
2026 - 2027
Winter
PUBLPOL 315
Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public...
2026 - 2027
Autumn
PUBLPOL 315
Qualified Public Policy students obtain employment in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree programs. Prior to enrolling students must get internship approved by the Public...
2026 - 2027
Spring
URBANST 108H
This course is divided into three sections that when combined provide 1) the overall narrative of the precedents and adverse impacts of the worldwide, US west coast and California housing crises and the frameworks for California to create a balanced...
LeSar, J. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM
URBANST 110
Today, for the first time in history, a majority of people live in cities. By 2050, cities will hold two-thirds of the world's population. This transformation touches everyone, and raises critical questions. What draws people to live in cities? How...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM
URBANST 113
Comparative studies in neighborhood conservation, inner city regeneration, and growth policies for metropolitan regions. Lect-disc and research focusing on case studies from North America and abroad, team urban design projects. Two Saturday class...
Glanz, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM
2:50 PM
URBANST 126A
This course explores ethical questions that arise in public service work, as well as leadership theory and skills relevant to public service work. Through readings, discussions, in-class activities, assignments, and guest lectures, students will...
Lobo, K. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM
URBANST 141
Neighborhoods in the Bay Area and around the world are undergoing a transformation known as gentrification. Middle- and upper-income people are moving into what were once low-income areas, and housing costs are on the rise. Tensions between newcomers...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM
URBANST 148
An intensive one-week hands-on introductory seminar designed to allow students to understand and interact with all aspects of the real estate investment process, including property development, local government interplay, value creation, [deal...
2026 - 2027
Spring
URBANST 164
This course provides an overview of urban sustainability through the lens of urban planning, covering topics such as the origins of urban sustainability, tools for sustainability planning, global dimensions of sustainability (including different...
Kos, R. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Monday
9:30 AM
11:20 AM
URBANST 183
This new class offers an exciting variation on the 'individual project' studio format. Students work as a team to propose a single consensus solution to a real-world design challenge. This collaborative studio experience more closely reflects the...
Glanz, D. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM
2:50 PM
URBANST 194
For Urban Studies majors only. Students organize an internship in an office of a government agency, a community organization, or a private firm directly relevant to the major. Reading supplements internship. Paper summarizes internship experience and...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
URBANST 194
For Urban Studies majors only. Students organize an internship in an office of a government agency, a community organization, or a private firm directly relevant to the major. Reading supplements internship. Paper summarizes internship experience and...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
URBANST 194
For Urban Studies majors only. Students organize an internship in an office of a government agency, a community organization, or a private firm directly relevant to the major. Reading supplements internship. Paper summarizes internship experience and...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring
URBANST 201A
Restricted to Urban Studies majors. Students work at least 80 hours with a supervisor, establish learning goals, and create products demonstrating progress. Reflection on service and integration of internship with senior research plans. Must be...
Stuart, F. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
URBANST 201A
Restricted to Urban Studies majors. Students work at least 80 hours with a supervisor, establish learning goals, and create products demonstrating progress. Reflection on service and integration of internship with senior research plans. Must be...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Autumn
URBANST 201A
Restricted to Urban Studies majors. Students work at least 80 hours with a supervisor, establish learning goals, and create products demonstrating progress. Reflection on service and integration of internship with senior research plans. Must be...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Winter
URBANST 201A
Restricted to Urban Studies majors. Students work at least 80 hours with a supervisor, establish learning goals, and create products demonstrating progress. Reflection on service and integration of internship with senior research plans. Must be...
Kahan, M. (PI)
2026 - 2027
Spring