Urban Studies Pre-professional Program
URBAN STUDIES PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
There is a substantial interest in urban studies among both students and faculty on campus, and the W.M. Keck Foundation Image Processing Laboratory provides an important resource for the pursuit of these interests. A student can arrange a preprofessional curriculum in urban studies designed as preparation for graduate work in such fields as urban planning, design, architecture, public administration, or social service delivery. Such a curriculum can be constructed around either the Liberal Education Program or the Whittier Scholars Program. The latter option permits a self-designed interdisciplinary major; both options allow a disciplinary concentration complemented by relevant courses from disciplines other than those forming the core of the program. A student interested in urban planning might major in sociology, political science, or economics, focusing on the relevant urban and planning courses both within the major and in related fields. Someone more interested in design or architecture might major in art or physics and supplement this work with relevant study in other departments. Such flexibility allows for the diversity of career opportunities growing out of urban studies. The faculty listed above are available to help students design a program suited to particular areas of interest and career objectives.

