urban studies masters curriculum
The full-time, four-semester MA program requires students to complete 45 units.
As a part of the curriculum, all MA students must attend the Graduate Lecture Series, which brings noted artists and critics to campus for lectures, discussions, and critiques.
Curriculum Requirements
| Frameworks of Art and Urbanism | 3 |
| Global Perspectives of Modernity | 3 |
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Institutional Critique / Information
Technologies Breadth Requirement
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3 |
| Research and Writing Colloquium | 3 |
| Urban Studies Seminar Electives | 9 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Thesis | 6 |
| Collaborative Project | 3 |
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CS, EMS or HTCA Electives
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6 |
| MA Intermediate Review | 0 |
| MA Final Review | 0 |
| MA Thesis Symposium | 0 |
| Graduate Lecture Series | 0 |
| Total | 45 |
Sample Schedule
Semester 1
| Frameworks for Art and Urbanism | 3 |
| Global Perspectives of Modernity | 3 |
| Urban Studies Seminar Electives | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| CS, EMS or HTCA Elective | 3 |
| Graduate Lecture Series | 0 |
Semester 2
| Research and Writing Colloquium | 3 |
|
Institutional Critique / Information
Technologies Breadth Requirement
|
3 |
| Urban Studies Seminar Elective | 3 |
| Collaborative Project or Elective | 3 |
| Graduate Lecture Series | 0 |
Semester 3
| Thesis | 3 |
| Collaborative Project or Elective | 3 |
| Urban Studies Seminar Elective | 3 |
| MA Intermediate Review | 0 |
| Graduate Lecture Series | 0 |
Semester 4
| Thesis | 3 |
| CS, EMS or HTCA Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| MA Final Review | 0 |
| MA Thesis Symposium | 0 |
| Graduate Lecture Series | 0 |
| Total | 45 |
