URBAN & METROPOLITAN STUDIES
What is Urban & Metropolitan Studies?
Located in the heart of downtown Phoenix, the Urban & Metropolitan Studies Program is for students who have a yearning to study and understand urban theory in order to effectively address the challenges of rapid growth, along with other contemporary urban issues.
Our students discover what makes the city tick – and the city is their classroom. They examine challenges and solutions by researching history, society, culture, economy, and politics in order to understand urban theory. They use that knowledge to get involved in their communities, giving them an outlet through which they can experience practical ways of solving complex problems faced by metropolitan regions. Our students are invested in their neighborhoods. Many of them live and work downtown. In the Urban and Metropolitan Studies program, they learn how to improve urban health and well-being, often training themselves to be the future leaders of our urban environments. Our students don’t stop there. Others focus on making a wide variety of other contributions to society; studying the role of arts and culture, business and property development, revitalization and community building in the life of the region.
How can you apply this degree?
The Urban & Metropolitan Studies Program prepares students for work in a wide range of fields. The interdisciplinary approach of the program allows graduates to successfully enter fields as diverse as architecture and finance, city management and policy, city planning and law, nonprofit management and real estate development.
For more information, please stop by our offices located on the 4th floor of the University Center at the Downtown Phoenix campus, call us at 602-496-0450, send us an e-mail, or request that more information be sent to you.
If you are new to ASU and Downtown Phoenix, we encourage you to take a tour of campus - take an online tour or visit campus in-person.
