The Urban Studies Major will provide you with a solid foundation in this interdisciplinary field. You will develop your researching, writing, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving skills. With the help of the department鈥檚 Urban Action Institute and Citylab, you will go beyond the walls of Worcester State and out into the world to engage with community members near and far through fieldwork, outreach, partnerships, internships, and research.
Depending on your career goals, you can take a concentration in gerontology, intergenerational and community service, public administration and planning, or social work and social policy or take advantage of one of our 4+1 programs and earn a master鈥檚 degree in nonprofit management, public management, or public administration and policy in just 5 years.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Timothy Eugene Murphy is an urban anthropologist and Professor of Urban Studies at 91快播. His research focuses on belonging, middle-sized cities, global middle classes, gender, sexuality, queerness, youth, bohemians, and Brazil. [...]
I am an urban historian specializing in urban exclusion historically and contemporarily. My scholarly work involves looking at marginal though often numerical superior populations who are often systematically excluded from power and/or at least the [...]
Adam Saltsman is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Executive Director of the Urban Action Institute at 91快播. His research and teaching explore the intersection of borders, mobility, and gender relations [...]
