Urban Studies/Urban Affairs
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In Urban Studies/Urban Affairs you will learn to:
- Study how people living in cities deal with urban problems
- Find ways to improve the lives of people in cities
- Focus on subjects such as sociology, economics, and politics
- Understand how health care, race, gender, and age affect inner-city problems
- Study welfare systems and legal issues in cities
- Understand how cities use money to improve living conditions
- Manage city programs
Degrees
The following certificate(s)/degree(s) in Urban Studies/Urban Affairs will prepare you for jobs like the ones listed:
- 4-Year degree: many jobs in government; social services worker, urban planner
- More than 4 years: college teacher, manager; work in urban government and criminal justice; lawyer, researcher, politician, labor relations specialist, lobbyist, and city planner