Instruction

Penn IUR seeks to provide new opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to enrich their exploration of cities and the urban landscape, both in the classroom and the field. Our programs for academic instruction include: the Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium (UURC), the Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA), and the Penn Urban Doctoral Symposium. Urban undergraduate programs at Penn include a major and a minor in Urban Studies.

 

Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium (UURC)
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Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium (UURC)

This innovative research program pairs faculty conducting urban-focused scholarship with undergraduates that have an interest in developing research skills in a semester-long, credit-bearing seminar.

Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA)
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Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA)

The MUSA (Master of Urban Spatial Analytics) degree is a 9-month masters program coupling spatial analysis with substantive knowledge in an urban content area of the student's choosing.

Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership
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Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership

The Penn IUR Fellows in Urban Leadership Program, open to Penn undergraduates, engages a small cohort of selected students with high-level local, regional, and national leaders drawn from government, business, and civil society to discuss public and private decision-making in urban places.

Urban Doctoral Symposium
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Urban Doctoral Symposium

This event celebrates the achievements of Penn doctoral students who have recently completed dissertations on urban-focused topics.


Related Urban Programs
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Related Urban Programs

The College of Arts & Sciences offers a number of options for students interested in Urban Studies including both an undergraduate major or minor and a certificate program in conjunction with a Ph.D.

Humanities+Urbanism+Design Initiative
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Humanities+Urbanism+Design Initiative

The H+U+D Initiative, sponsored by the Mellon Foundation, is a ground-breaking five-year collaboration by the Penn Institute for Urban Research, the School of Design, and the School of Arts and Sciences.

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