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  • URB 565: Public Budgeting & Fiscal Mgt.

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Public Budgeting and Fiscal Management for the Public Sector This course will provide students with a basic understanding of public budgeting and fiscal management at the municipal level. Students will be involved in the preparation of a municipal budget, its dynamics, and learn its importance in setting policy. The budget calendar, budget preparation, hearings, departmental accounts, reserve accounts, and the role of the audit will be covered. Budget implementation, including purchase orders, fiscal controls, and monthly financial reporting will be detailed. Topics directly affecting the budget, such as collective bargaining, agreements, personnel costs, fringe benefits, pensions, capital expenditures, bonding and debt service will be explained. The course will also include the actual preparation of a departmental budget and a Capital Improvement Plan. 3 credits.
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  • URB 567: Downtown USA:Evol.,Func.Change

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Downtown USA: Evolution, Functions and Change This course is designed to introduce students to the complexity of forces that have shaped the form and functions of Downtown USA, by combining both theory and research. This course consists of two main components: seminar/theoretical component and research/applied component. Students will learn to identify and critically assess contemporary urban problems and successes in our American and Connecticut cities and towns by employing the urban analysis at the downtown level of resolution. 3 credits.
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  • URB 568: The Culture of Cities

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    The Culture of Cities This urban theory course examines the culture of cities from an interdisciplinary perspective, employing a diverse body of both classic and contemporary texts and readings in order to assemble a set of concepts and themes that can be used to understand and analyze the complex nature of the culture of cities. 3 credits.
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  • URB 569: Green Sustainable Cities

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Green Sustainable Cities This graduate course examines the cutting-edge theoretical and critical approaches, concepts and issues regarding the 21st century green sustainable cities paradigm and practices and sets the discussion in a cross-Atlantic international context by comparing American and European cities. It consists of two components: a) seminar/theoretical component provides the conceptual framework for understanding the green sustainable cities paradigm, concepts, policies and implementation; and b) research/applied component centered on an individual research project investigating indicators of urban sustainability and the overall performance of a Connecticut town or city. 3 credits.
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  • URB 571: Municipal Budgeting

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Municipal Budgeting This course examines the basics of municipal budgeting which is at the core of the functionality of a town. Topics include revenues, expenditures, operating and capital budget, the true costs of public employees, including health and pensions, and the importance of clearly defining employee benefits, the public bidding process, request for proposals, and the award process. Students will have to construct a municipal budget. 3 credits.
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  • URB 581: Spatial Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Spatial Analysis The application of statistical techniques to analyze spatial phenomena. Emphasis will be upon the display of statistical data for interpretative purposes. Computer applications will be used to test and transfer raw geographic data into in- formation for the purpose of obtaining optimum conclusions. 3 credits.
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  • URB 590: Thesis I: Thesis Proposal Dev.

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Prerequisites: URB 500, URB 554, URB 567, URB 569, URB 598 and departmental permission. This course facilitates the thesis proposal development and writing process. Students discuss research ideas, identify a thesis topic in the area of concentration, and conduct preliminary research in consultation with the faculty advisers. Thesis proposal must include introduction, statement of the problem, review of scholarly literature, explanation of research methodology and theoretical approach of study and bibliography. 3 credits.
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  • URB 591: Thesis II: Thesis Completion

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Prerequisites: URB 590, URB 500, URB 554, URB 567, URB 569 URB 598 and departmental permission. This course represents the capstone experience of the master's degree student and facilitates the thesis preparation and completion including the research design, analysis of data, and the writing and oral defense of the thesis. The thesis must include an introduction, an explanation of the design, methodology and theoretical approach of the study, data analysis and integration, conclusions and bibliography. 3 credits.
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  • URB 592: Internship in Urban Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Internship in Urban Studies A supervised Urban Studies internship in urban planning, development, design, housing, transportation, preservation, public policy, urban education, or other urban studies related fields in public or private host institutions set in Connecticut town and cities. To be completed under the supervision of an experienced practicing professional supervisor with the guidance of an Urban Studies faculty advisor. Emphasizes the learning experiences in a professional environment. 3 credits.
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  • URB 597: Housing in an Urban Society

    3.00 Credits
    Southern Connecticut State University

    Housing in An Urban Society Social, political, and economic elements affecting the urban-suburban housing market. National local needs, policy formulation, federal programs, private planning, costs and finances. Scheduled fall semesters. 3 credits
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