The Program in Urban Studies is an interdepartmental plan of study for undergraduates that offers an interdisciplinary framework for the study of cities, metropolitan regions, and urban and suburban landscapes. With courses in diverse departments, including Art and Archeology, Classics, and Music along with Architecture, the Woodrow Wilson School, Politics, and Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Program will encourage students to think about metropolitan centers in all their complexity – as physical spaces, social, cultural, political, and economic nexuses, and historical artifacts.

The Program will be housed at the Woodrow Wilson School’s Policy Research Institute for the Region. As such, students will be able to take advantage of the many programs the Institute offers pertaining to the important urban areas in close proximity to campus. In addition, students will be advised about opportunities to acquire field experience in urban settings through the Community Based Learning Initiative and, when appropriate, encouraged to participate in that program to gain practical experience in urban policy and service delivery. Those students with appropriate background and training will also be encouraged to study and conceptualize cities in a comparative, international perspective, using the resources of Princeton’s area studies and international relations programs.