UP 494

Fall 2012

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Credit: 1 TO 6 hours.

Seminar on topics of current interest, as announced in the Schedule.

May be repeated to a maximum of 16 hours.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
59771
Lecture
AG
10:30AM -11:50AM
MW
19 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
Greenlee, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/27/12-12/12/12
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
The Housing Crisis
Section Info:
This seminar will explore the production of the housing crisis through its local and global economic, social, and political manifestations. Course time will be split between student-led discussions on various dimensions of the transformations that have collectively been labeled the crisis, and thinking about ways to understand the policy implications (and interventions) that seek to address the multiple forms of destabilization attributed to these transformations. In addition organization in Decatur, Illinois to examine local housing issues in relationship to larger national and global transformations. This seminar will also ask students to produce and original piece of research exploring the intersection of the crisis with a topic or issue of their choosing.
60233
Lecture
RO
5:30PM -7:20PM
T
19 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
Olshansky, R
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
10/22/12-12/12/12
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Cities of Japan
Section Info:
This travel study course will introduce students to the history, forms, and functions of Japanese cities. Travel December 31 through January 13, preceded by six weeks preparatory sessions on campus. This course will introduce students to urban systems that are different from our own, despite serving the needs of a similarly modern industrialized society. The course will be of greatest value to urban planning students, but would also be of interest to students from a broad range of other disciplines, such as geography, sociology, architecture, landscape architecture, international studies, and more. The trip will consist of 12 days in Japan, visiting the following cities: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Himeji, and Hiroshima. The emphasis will be on the urban centers of the largest cities of Japan, but will also visit suburbs, new towns, and regional cties. Application to Study Abroad Office required in addition to course enrollment.
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