CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College · Courses
UBST
6 courses with the subject UBST, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
UBST 102(, Hours: 3)3
Introduction to Urban Studies In this course, students will explore the economic, historic, political, and social forces that shape cities and urban life. An emphasis will also be placed upon understanding the cityscape at the human scale, through the study of how people use and transform the spaces where they live, work and play. Through readings, films, discussions, and research, students will become familiar with key concepts in urbanism and how intersections of race/class/gender inform urban experience. Students will conduct fieldwork in neighborhood public spaces (subways, parks, sidewalks, streets), observe community decision making processes, and visit NYC cultural institutions. Pre/Co-requisites: None
Race, Ethnicity & Community Development This course will explore the history and politics of community building with an emphasis on the relationship of race, ethnicity, and equity to the goals of citizen engagement and community planning. We will cover community development’s historical roots, as well as the contemporary thinking informing its current directions. In this course, students will gain experience evaluating community-based interventions and insight into the processes of working with diverse communities. Together we will examine case studies of community and social change projects organized by communities of color. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the sociopolitical COLLEGE BULLETIN 2025-2026 127
Special Topics in Urban Studies The subject matter in Special Topics will vary from term to term and may include subjects such as Urban Economics or Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. The following is offered as an example based on the former subject. This course applies economic analysis to cities. It focuses on the economic forces that affect the development of cities and the ways local governments influence economic activity, particularly with reference to issues of interest to New York City. The course examines why cities exist and the differential growth within and between cities. It analyzes the decisions made by firms and households to locate within particular areas of cities and examines how economic factors affect urban problems in the areas of housing, transportation, and government finance. Pre/Co-requisites: None
