Senior Project

Catalog description

The Senior project orients students towards the systematic application of knowledge from the Urban Studies program to a specific urban issue or policy problem. Students may select from one of the following options for their project paper: Option A. Supervised analysis involving a critical, systematic literature review dealing with one or more urban issue or policy problem area. Research proposals must be reviewed and approved before students initiate research. Option B: A supervised internship with an organization within the domain of federal, state or local government, or with a nonprofit organization. Option C. A supervised research project involving the critical analysis of a program dealing with an urban policy issue and implemented by a nonprofit or an urban government agency.