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stantive policy areas covered in the course
include: welfare, urban economic develop-
ment, environmental and land use policy,
housing policy, and health policy. The
course is intended to provide the theoreti-
cal and analytical basis for a series of pro-
posed courses in each of these areas.
725. Urban Research Methods. 2 hr.
plus conf.; 3 cr. Survey of approaches to
urban research, including participant
observation, statistical analysis, survey
research, and analysis of aggregate data.
Spring
726. The Urban Criminal Justice Sys-
tem in the United States. 3 hr.; 3 cr. The
course will deal with the modern criminal
justice system as it has developed through
time in cities. Special attention will be
given to the urban problems that led to the
creation and evolution of the professional
police, criminal courts, and penal institu-
tions. Emphasis will be placed on the
specifically urban influences (demographic,
geographic, political, economic, and social)
that originally shaped and continue to
mold the criminal justice system.
727. Public Management. 2 hr. plus
conf.; 3 cr. This course is devoted to the
study of management in local and state
government and the nonprofit sector.
Defining the unique characteristics of pub-
lic management is one of the goals of the
course. Another is to provide an under-
standing of what government and nonprof-
it managers actually do. Finally, the course
is intended to develop skills that are essen-
tial to effective public management. The
course relies heavily on the case method
approach, which is intended to simulate
the world of actual managers and the
processes of management decision making.
730. The Urban Economy: Growth and
Problems. 2 hr. plus conf.; 3 cr.††
731. Evaluating Urban Policies. 2 hr.
plus conf.; 3 cr. Methods of evaluating pro-
posed and existing policies and programs
for urban improvement. Criteria for evalu-
ation in terms of impacts on political
power, distributional inequality, and eco-
nomic well-being. Case studies of both pub-
lic investments and community-directed
programs, including those in which stu-
dents are participants, will be emphasized.
No formal prerequisite; Urban Studies 725
recommended.††
735. NYC Land Use Planning Process.
2 hr. plus conf.; 3 cr. This course examines
the ways in which New York City has his-
torically exercised its zoning authority and
has created a variety of institutions to
intervene in the zoning process. It exam-
ines the role of real estate interests, the
general public, and the City government
agencies specifically charged with planning
functions.
736. Urban Epidemics: Tuberculosis to
AIDS. 3 hr.; 3 cr. The course will deal with
infectious diseases in American cities over
time. Severe epidemics of contagious dis-
ease are a creation of civilization, requiring
as they do the large population that crowd-
ed cities provide. A number of devastating
diseases will be considered, among them
tuberculosis, cholera, syphilis, hepatitis,
polio, and AIDS, along with their effect on
city life. The social construction of disease
and the changing cultural meanings of dif-
ferent diseases will be dealt with. Special
emphasis will be placed on the role of stig-
ma and discrimination in how society
reacts to those who have a disease.
740. Delivery of Public Services. 2 hr.
plus conf.; 3 cr. This course examines the
theory and practice of public service deliv-
ery by urban government within the con-
text of budgetary constraints and the
politicization of issues relating to public
services. New York City’s practices are
compared with public service delivery in
other political jurisdictions in the United
States and other countries.
742. Public Budgeting. 2 hr. plus conf.; 3
cr. This course examines contemporary
government budgeting practices within the
context of urban politics, public adminis-
tration, collective bargaining, and federal
and state impacts on local budgeting. The
emphasis is on the budgeting process in
New York City, beginning with the role of
the fiscal crisis of 1974-75 in reforming
City government budgeting.
745. Community Organization. 2 hr.
plus conf.; 3 cr. Analysis of the structure
and organization of urban communities
and how community resources can be
mobilized to solve social and economic
problems.
749. Urban Education. 2 hr. plus conf.; 
3 cr. May be repeated for credit if topic
changes.††
752. Women in Urban Society. 2 hr.
plus conf.; 3 cr. Effects of urban life on the
status of women in the family and the
political economy. Current changes and
future prospects.††
756. The Law and Urban Society. 2 hr.
plus conf.; 3 cr.††
760.1-760.6. Selected Topics in Urban
Policy and Planning. 2 hr. plus conf.; 3
cr. An intensive analysis of policies and
planning in one urban topic in one semes-
ter (e.g., health, housing, transportation,
education, welfare). May be repeated for
credit. ††
762. Jobs and Occupations in Urban
Society. 2 hr. plus conf.; 3 cr. Changing
job structures and the labor force are con-
sidered in relation to employment and
unemployment, education, discrimination,
government programs, labor unions, corpo-
ration policies, and economic and social
change.††
763. Race, Ethnicity, and Public Poli-
cy. 3 hr.; 3 cr. This course begins with an
overview of the status of racial and ethnic
minorities in contemporary American soci-
ety. It then examines a number of critical
policy issues, such as enforcement of
antidiscrimination laws, affirmative
action, bilingual education, transracial
adoptions, the creation of black-majority
Congressional districts, and multicultural
education.
765. Urban Poverty. 2 hr. plus conf.; 3
cr.††
770.1-770.5. Roots of the Urban Crisis.
2 hr. plus conf.; 3 cr. Selected topics in the
development of urban institutions in Amer-
ican cities and their problems in meeting
individual and social needs. May be repeat-
ed for credit (each institution will be dealt
with in a separate course).††
775. Changing Urban Institutions. 2 hr.
plus conf.; 3 cr.††
780. Fieldwork I. Hr. to be arranged;
minimum of 12 hr. a week required; 3 cr.
Includes fieldwork assignment and semi-
nar sessions. Fall, Spring
781. Fieldwork II. Hr. to be arranged;
minimum of 12 hr. a week is required; 3 cr. 
Includes fieldwork assignment and semi-
nar sessions. Must be different assignment
from that of Fieldwork I. Fall, Spring
785. Tutorial. Hr. to be arranged; 3 cr.
Fall, Spring
790. Seminar in Selected Topics in
Urban Studies. 2 hr. plus conf.; 3 cr. The
topic will vary from semester to semester.
Fall, Spring
791. Master’s Thesis Seminar. 2 hr. plus
conf.; 3 cr. The required thesis will be the
focus of this class. Students will learn to do
research and organize and write an origi-
nal research paper. Fall
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