DIRECTOR OF THE PROGRAM: Associate Professor Brenner

Metropolitan Studies, part of the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis (SCA), is an interdisciplinary undergraduate major focused on the study of cities and metropolitan regions in historical and contemporary perspective. Students use New York City and other global metropolitan centers as their laboratories for understanding the processes of urban and regional development, the major institutions of urban life, urban social movements, urban cultural dynamics, and the socio-environmental consequences of worldwide urbanization. The program draws on the expertise of a wide range of urban scholars within SCA and in complementary departments at NYU. In addition, faculty active in the city’s government, community, and nonprofit agencies provide a unique resource for understanding the city. The major provides particularly valuable preparation for students interested in law, health, teaching, journalism, social work, architecture, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, nonprofit administration, and community organization.

An accelerated B.A./M.P.A. and B.A./M.U.P. arrangement exists with NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. For more information, see the section Preprofessional, Accelerated, and Specialized Programs in this bulletin.

Faculty

Professors:
Brenner, Molotch, Walkowitz

Assistant Professors:
Rademacher, Ralph, Zaloom

Adjunct Faculty:
Brettschneider, Lasdon, MacBride, Silberblatt

Affiliated Faculty:
Bender, Broderick, Cohen, Conley, Dávila, Horowitz, Klinenberg, Moss, Nagle, Poitevin, Ross, Siu, Tchen, Townsend, Zhang