Urban Studies Department

College of Charleston
Introduction	General Requirements	Complimenting Courses	Sample Schedule	NEWS!	Urban Planning and Administration Track
MPA	Riley Institute	Internships	Career Opportunities	Advising	Urban Policy and Social Problems Track
Urban Studies Department

Message from the Director The College of Charleston is a unique institution because it is set amidst an urban landscape. The Urban Studies program is a multidisciplinary major designed to provide students with the academic foundation necessary to understand and be sensitive to the problems and potential of the city and its environment. Students become acquainted with approaches to the study of urbanization through courses offered by several departments including, but not limited to, history, business administration, economics, and sociology. Scroll over the above images to see how they depict different uses of the same urban spaces. The Battery, King Street, Marion Square and Waterfront Park are only a few of the places that make Charleston unique. Have you ever wondered how these spaces play a role in the City of Charleston? Have you ever thought about the significance of revitalization? Have you ever wandered the City's streets and wondered how Charleston has been able to maintain its historic character while cultivating a City of growth? If these concepts interest you, than the Urban Studies Program is right for you. Please contact me to discuss the opportunities that await you in the College of Charleston's Urban Studies Department. Sincerely, Dr. George Hopkins hopkinsg@cofc.edu
Picture of the Month Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain is an exceptional public space. Flower markets, street performers, vendors, and visitors flood the street. "A kilometer-long tree-lined pedestrian mall in the Barri Gotic, it connects Plaça de Catalunya in the center with the Christopher Columbus monument at Port Vell. Usually full of street theatre, cafés and market stalls, it serves as the emotional hub of Barcelona. Officially, La Rambla is a series of shorter streets, each differently named, hence the plural form Les Rambles. From the Plaça de Catalunya toward the harbor, the street is successively the Rambla de Canaletes, the Rambla dels Estudis, the Rambla de Sant Josep, the Rambla dels Caputxins, and the Rambla de Santa Monica. Construction of the Maremàgnum in the early 1990s resulted in a continuation of La Rambla on a wooden walkway into the harbor, the Rambla de Mar" (Wikipedia).
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College of Charleston

Introduction

General Requirements

Complimenting Courses

Sample Schedule

NEWS!

Urban Planning and Administration Track

MPA

Riley Institute

Internships

Career Opportunities

Advising

Urban Policy and Social Problems Track

Urban Studies Department

Message from the Director

The College of Charleston is a unique institution because it is set amidst an urban landscape. The Urban Studies program is a multidisciplinary major designed to provide students with the academic foundation necessary to understand and be sensitive to the problems and potential of the city and its environment. Students become acquainted with approaches to the study of urbanization through courses offered by several departments including, but not limited to, history, business administration, economics, and sociology.

Scroll over the above images to see how they depict different uses of the same urban spaces. The Battery, King Street, Marion Square and Waterfront Park are only a few of the places that make Charleston unique. Have you ever wondered how these spaces play a role in the City of Charleston? Have you ever thought about the significance of revitalization? Have you ever wandered the City's streets and wondered how Charleston has been able to maintain its historic character while cultivating a City of growth?

If these concepts interest you, than the Urban Studies Program is right for you. Please contact me to discuss the opportunities that await you in the College of Charleston's Urban Studies Department.

Sincerely,

Dr. George Hopkins

hopkinsg@cofc.edu

Picture of the Month

Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain is an exceptional public space. Flower markets, street performers, vendors, and visitors flood the street.

"A kilometer-long tree-lined pedestrian mall in the Barri Gotic, it connects Plaça de Catalunya in the center with the Christopher Columbus monument at Port Vell. Usually full of street theatre, cafés and market stalls, it serves as the emotional hub of Barcelona.

Officially, La Rambla is a series of shorter streets, each differently named, hence the plural form Les Rambles. From the Plaça de Catalunya toward the harbor, the street is successively the Rambla de Canaletes, the Rambla dels Estudis, the Rambla de Sant Josep, the Rambla dels Caputxins, and the Rambla de Santa Monica. Construction of the Maremàgnum in the early 1990s resulted in a continuation of La Rambla on a wooden walkway into the harbor, the Rambla de Mar" (Wikipedia).

NOTE: THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. TO LINK TO THE OLD SITE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

E-mail the Webmaster