7 Urban Development Preparatory Programs

Finance is a highly competitive and dynamic industry that demands quantitative-oriented professionals. This course equips students with empirical techniques that are used in the analysis of financial markets, with a strong focus on financial applications using actual data.

The Urban Studies Program is designed as a multidisciplinary concentration in the study of cities and urbanization. Students examine the development of cities and their surrounding regions; the role of cities in the history of civilization; the social problems of urban life; the design of the built environment; and past and present efforts at planning for the future of urban societies.

The Certificate in Urban Studies offers students a flexible way to explore the complexities of cities and urban life. The program focuses on understanding how cities grow, change, and influence our so...

Taught by experienced, dynamic faculty, the Urban Studies Program offers an intellectually rigorous foundation in the disciplines that focus on contemporary city life, urban culture, and urbanization, emphasizing equality, diversity, inclusion, environmental sustainability, and social justice.

Education in urban America has long been a critical issue that cuts across social, cultural, political, and economic concerns. Today, the links between education and opportunity in our global society, as well as the myriad ongoing attempts to reform or improve urban education have made the topic especially timely and the subject of a wide body of scholarly literature from varied disciplines. The Urban Education MALS concentration is designed to immerse students in a range of topics and approaches to understanding urban education and equip them, ultimately, to identify and pursue their own interests, scholarly or practical, in urban education.

The Summer School course “EU Regional Policy - Reality Check and Perspective" offers a unique opportunity to learn and discuss structures, actors, processes, and challenges of regional and urban development and management in dialogue with international academic experts and practitioners.

The course explores the most recent and exciting work in the field of regional development. Both theoretical and empirical aspects will be covered, with a precise focus on regional policy that improves economic well-being in different regions.