# Urban Studies ## expand\_more The following 2026-2027 courses count for concentration credit in the American Studies field. In most cases, this means that at least 50% of the material in the course relates directly to the student’s field. If you find a course that you think is well-suited to your own particular course of study, but that does not appear on the list, please petition the Committee on Instruction for credit, keeping in mind the 50% guideline. **This Courses that Count list was updated on March 5, 2026.** Look to the key below to determine which courses can count towards specific field requirements. Click on the requirement term to see a short list of courses that fulfill that field requirement. If you have any questions, please direct them to Associate Director [Angela S. Allan](). "F" indicates a course offered during the fall semester. "Sp" indicates a course offered during the spring semester. Courses taken with the Graduate School of Design may be counted pending petition approval. **Key to Requirements:** [**Core course (C)**](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-urban#by-requirement)**:** Core course in Urban Studies [**Pre-1900:**](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-urban#by-requirement) Pre-1900 in Urban Studies [**1900-2000:**](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-urban#by-requirement) 1900-2000 in Urban Studies [**Quantitative (Q):**](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-urban#by-requirement) Quantitative reasoning - AAAS 174. The African City. Blier. F - AAAS 143Y. African Landscape Architecture: Alternative Futures for the Field. Doherty. S - AFVS 174E. Surroundings: Media and Environment. TBA. S - Classics 11. Roman Archaeology. Andrews. F - East Asian Studies 196. Political Geogrpahy of China. Koss. F - East Asian Studies 146. The Modern History of Rural China. Szonyi. **(****1900-2000)** S - Economics 1800. The Economics of Cities. DiPasquale and Glaeser. **(****Q)** S - Economics 50. Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems. Chetty and Bruich. **(****Q)** S - Education Studies 137. Leading Change in City Schools: Urban Education Reform in Action. \[cross-listed with Social Studies\] Simon. S - Engineering Sciences 138. Computing, Design, Values \[with urban studies focus\] **(Q)** S - Engineering Sciences 100HFA. Engineering Design Projects \[with urban studies focus\] **(Q)** F - Engineering Sciences 100HFB. Engineering Design Projects \[with urban studies focus\] **(Q)** S - Folk and Myth 121. From Trad Lives to Trad Wives: Contemporary Homesteading. TBA. S - French 159. Sex Work: Epistemology of the Prostitute. Frydman. S - FYSEMR 72I. Everyday I'm Hustlin': Pop Culture, Youth, and the African City. Agbiboa. F - FYSEMR 73U. Reading the History of Boston. Ur. **(Pre-1900)** S - FYSEMR 66G. Paris. Frydman. S - FYSEMR 73Z. Lasers in the Maya Jungle: Discovering Lost Cities in Mexico and Central America. Fash. **(****Pre-1900)** F - FYSEMR 73S. Crime and Justice in a Changing America. TBA. **(****1900-2000)** F - Government 94TW. Housing Policy and Urbanization in the United States. Weitz. (**Q)** S - History 32B. The Ottoman Empire and the World II (1500-1920) **(Pre-1900)** F - History 122. Scandal in the Colonies. McKenzie. **(****Pre-1900)** **(****1900-2000)** F - History & Literature 90HN. Soccer, Globalization, and Urban Life. Carvalho. (**1900-2000)** F - History & Literature 90HO. New York Modern. Hawkey. (**1900-2000)** F - History of Art and Architecture 127M. Medieval Architecture in Greater Iran and Central Asia. Roxburgh. **(****Pre-1900)** F - History of Art and Architecture 12M. Monuments and Cities of the Islamic World: An Introduction. Necipoglu-Kafadar and Roxburgh. **(****Pre-1900)** **(****1900-2000)** F - History of Art and Architecture 226V. Visual, Material, Architectural Cultures Between East and West. Necipoglu-Kafadar. **(****Pre-1900)** F - History of Art and Architecture 12. World Cities. Lippit and Roxburgh. **(****C)** S - History of Art and Architecture 78. Contact and Exchange: Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Design in South Asia. Khandelwal. **(****Pre-1900)** **(****1900-2000)** S - History of Art and Architecture 159V. Vienna: City of Dreams. Koerner. S - History of Art and Architecture 96B. Architecture Studio: Connections. Palmore and Panzano. S - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 120. Jerusalem: a History: From Antiquity to the Present. Marglin. **(****Pre-1900)** **(****1900-2000)** S - Portuguese 59. Portuguese and the Community. Soares. F - Social Studies 98MM. Asian Cities: Multiple Modernities and Global Connections. Guan. F - Social Studies 98SG. Governing Space: Architecture, Confinement, and Surveillance. Durr. (**Q)** S - Social Studies 98UE. Urban Ecologies and (Dis)organized Complexities. Guan. F - Sociology 1263. Community Organizing and Action. Perea. **(****Q)** F - Sociology 1297. Housing and Homelessness. Wallerstein. **(****Q)** S - Spanish 59. Spanish and the Community. Parra-Velasco. F - Theater, Dance & Media 187B. Collective Protocols as Public Space. Bruguera. F - Theater, Dance & Media 141BD. Boston Goes Dancing. Quinton. S ## By Requirement Open all sections Close all sections ### Core course expand\_more - History of Art and Architecture 12. World Cities. Lippit and Roxburgh. ### Pre-1900 expand\_more - FYSEMR 73U. Reading the History of Boston. Ur. **S** - FYSEMR 73Z. Lasers in the Maya Jungle: Discovering Lost Cities in Mexico and Central America. Fash. **F** - History 32B. The Ottoman Empire and the World II (1500-1920) **F** - History 122. Scandal in the Colonies. McKenzie. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 127M. Medieval Architecture in Greater Iran and Central Asia. Roxburgh. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 12M. Monuments and Cities of the Islamic World: An Introduction. Necipoglu-Kafadar and Roxburgh. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 226V. Visual, Material, Architectural Cultures Between East and West. Necipoglu-Kafadar. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 78. Contact and Exchange: Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Design in South Asia. Khandelwal. **S** - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 120. Jerusalem: a History: From Antiquity to the Present. Marglin. **S** ### 1900-2000 expand\_more - East Asian Studies 146. The Modern History of Rural China. Szonyi. **S** - FYSEMR 73S. Crime and Justice in a Changing America. TBA. **F** - History 122. Scandal in the Colonies. McKenzie. **F** - History & Literature 90HN. Soccer, Globalization, and Urban Life. Carvalho. **F** - History & Literature 90HO. New York Modern. Hawkey. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 12M. Monuments and Cities of the Islamic World: An Introduction. Necipoglu-Kafadar and Roxburgh. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 78. Contact and Exchange: Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Design in South Asia. Khandelwal. **S** - Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations 120. Jerusalem: a History: From Antiquity to the Present. Marglin. **S** ### Quantitative expand\_more - Economics 1800. The Economics of Cities. DiPasquale and Glaeser. **S** - Economics 50. Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems. Chetty and Bruich. **S** - Engineering Sciences 138. Computing, Design, Values \[with urban studies focus\] **S** - Engineering Sciences 100HFA. Engineering Design Projects \[with urban studies focus\] **F** - Engineering Sciences 100HFB. Engineering Design Projects \[with urban studies focus\] **S** - Government 94TW. Housing Policy and Urbanization in the United States. Weitz. **S** - Social Studies 98SG. Governing Space: Architecture, Confinement, and Surveillance. Durr. **S** - Sociology 1263. Community Organizing and Action. Perea. **F** - Sociology 1297. Housing and Homelessness. Wallerstein. **S**