CIVE 1200 — How Cities Work: Experiencing Urban Infrastructure
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: falltypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Explores the networks that underpin the very existence of cities: our urban infrastructure. Designed as a grand tour of the engineering marvels that exist beneath our feet but whose operation is critical to urban dwellers, using Boston as our guide. Offers students an opportunity to study a new infrastructure system, first by learning and discussing the engineering principles behind its design and operation, and then by experiencing our local infrastructure through visits to local operation centers, city officials, and private contractors that manage and maintain them. Topics include transportation, energy, telecommunications, water and wastewater, food processing and distribution, and waste management. Explores how our infrastructure is interconnected and how this leads both to resilience and to fragility in the face of natural and anthropogenic disruptions.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 24% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 35% | 13.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 54% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: TF (54% of sections), F (46% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Tiffany Nichols (54% of students) · reviews
- Matthew Eckelman (46% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (CIVE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CIVE courses · Plan it at numap.app