{"id":25430,"date":"2019-07-10T09:11:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T13:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/?p=25430"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:11:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:11:04","slug":"new-concentration-in-urban-geography-in-the-bachelor-of-arts-honours-in-geography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/2019\/new-concentration-in-urban-geography-in-the-bachelor-of-arts-honours-in-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"New! Concentration in Urban Geography in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        New! Concentration in Urban Geography in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1176\" height=\"1164\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Mexico2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Mexico2-1.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Mexico2-1-160x158.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Mexico2-1-240x238.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Mexico2-1-768x760.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Mexico2-1-400x396.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/Mexico2-1-360x356.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in cities? The rapid pace of urban change across the globe? The role of cities in globalization? How to plan for more equitable cities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies now offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/geography\/#Geography_with_Concentration_in_Urban_Geography__BA_Honours\">Concentration in Urban Geography for students in the Honours BA Geography program<\/a>. This concentration allows students to focus their program on the study of cities and urbanization. Courses in the concentration explore important urban issues such as: inequality, discrimination, spatial justice, colonialism and settler cities, social movements and change, housing and homelessness, migration and security, urban planning and governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concentration&nbsp;does not require students to take any additional credits: It is composed of&nbsp;2.5 credits in core courses and 1.0 credit in approved electives, for a total of 3.5 credits. These&nbsp;3.5 credits are all included in existing degree requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The core or required courses in the concentration include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GEOG 1023: &nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction to Cities and Urbanization<br>\nGEOG 2023: &nbsp;&nbsp; Cities, Inequality and Urban Change<br>\nGEOG 3023: &nbsp;&nbsp; Cities in a Global World<br>\nGEOG 4023: &nbsp;&nbsp; Special Topics on the City<br>\nGEOG 4323: &nbsp;&nbsp; Urban and Regional Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to learn more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/people\/karen-tucker\/\">Karen Tucker<\/a> (for advice on course selection) or <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/geography\/people\/wigle-jill-2\/\">Jill Wigle<\/a> (for program advice).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in cities? The rapid pace of urban change across the globe? The role of cities in globalization? How to plan for more equitable cities? The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies now offers a Concentration in Urban Geography for students in the Honours BA Geography program. 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