PPUA 5266 — Urban Theory and Science
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fallOnlineOnline
Studies the evolution of urban science, looking at some seminal theories that seeded the field and the subsequent work they inspired, including the methodologies developed to examine them. For over a century, social scientists and policymakers have sought to better understand cities, asking important theoretical questions, such as: What is a neighborhood? How does a city grow? What is a city in the first place? Culminates in an examination of urban science in the digital age, exploring how modern technological trends, including “big data,” are posing new questions and offering new ways to answer them.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 68% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 72% | 7.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 80% | 5.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
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Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Lorna Swanson (64% of students) · reviews
- Matthew Rudolph (36% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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