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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2015
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POST 350 001 (CRN: 20799)
GLOBAL URBAN LAB - LONDON
Long Title: GLOBAL URBAN LAB - LONDON
Department: Policy Studies
Instructor: Fleisher, Jeffrey
Meeting: (12-JAN-2015 - 24-APR-2015)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 24-APR-2025 9:09PM
Additional Course Fees: GR $5,853.50, UG $5,853.50
Description: STUDY ABROAD CAPA IN LONDON ONLY. The course examines the key theories and approaches to cities and urban development. Based on this understanding the students will investigate a specific topic in one or more global cities. The program is set to compare London and Istanbul in the ways in which cities manage major international events. The students will be expected to gather data, conduct interviews, organize reports, record observations and make presentations upon return to Rice. The students will meet with Rice faculty before winter recess to identify their study topics. The lab will include a workshop with a London reporter on data gathering, field trip to a news center, three meetings with Rice faculty and a week in Istanbul, Turkey with a Rice faculty led student group. Repeatable for Credit.