URBN 2500 Research Methods in Urban Studies

This course provides an introduction to the research methods that are most often used in the field of urban studies. Specifically, the course will engage students in a critical exploration of the language of urban research, theoretical, operational, and ethical issues in doing urban research, elements of the urban research process, and different ways of doing urban research. Students will learn how to identify urban research topics, frame urban research questions, identify which methods can be employed to answer them, and why and when to use them. Students will also learn how to link substantive urban research questions to appropriate urban research methods including both quantitative and qualitative approaches such as ethnographic field studies, questionnaire design and interviews, content analyses, surveys, focus groups, case studies, and archival research. Prerequisite(s): URBN 2010
Credits: 3.0