Description
Urban Studies has grown out of the humanities, social sciences and technical skills-based areas of knowledge providing it with critical perspectives and professional outlets.
Contributions to the field of Urban Studies can be found across the divisions of the university, including courses and visits to cities in Europe and into Africa and Asia. The Urban Studies Major integrates these teaching and research opportunities into a coherent program with introductory courses and methodological foundations.
Through the major, the connection between AUP and the city is articulated into an urban learning experience that does not end at the boundaries of each discipline.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline Fall Admission : Round 1 by 15 November; Round 2 by 1 February; Round 3 by 15 March; Round 4 by 1 June; Round 5 after 1 June; Spring Admission: Round 1 by 1 October; Round 2 by 15 November; Round 3 after 15 November Tuition fee- EUR 26590 Year (EEA)
- EUR 26590 Year (Non-EEA)
Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
Requirements for the Major in Urban StudiesFirstBridge
8 FirstBridge courses change every year
General Education Requirements
- Up to 8 EN 1010 College Writing, EN 2020 Writing and Criticism
- 8 French through FR 1200 Elementary French Language and Culture II
- 4 Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings
- 4 Social Experience and Organization
- 4 from either of the above two categories
- Up to 8 Scientific and Mathematical Investigations
Core courses (16 credits)
- HI/UR 1013 A Global History of the City: Citizenship, Sustainability and Cosmopolitanism
- ES 1010 Europe and Cities: The Modern City or
- HI/UR 1014 The Dynamic Metropolis
- PL/UR 2015 Philosophy and the City
- AN/ES 3061 Anthropology of Cities
Elective courses (24 credits)
Select six from the following list:
- AH/UR 2000 Paris through its Architecture I: From Roman Paris to 1870
- AH 2004 Paris through its Architecture II: 1795 to the Present
- CL/FR 2075 Theater in Paris
- CL/ES 3043 The Attraction of Paris: Modernist Experiments in Migration
- CL/ES 3059 Baudelaire and Flaubert: Writing Modernity
- ES 1005 Europe and Cities: The Italian Renaissance
- ES/FM 3091 Topics: The Film Culture of Europe's Cities
- ES/FR 3091 Topics: Marseille, Ville-Monde
- ES/HI 3002 Berlin Stories: a European Metropolis in History
- ES/HI 3011 European Urban Culture: Prague from Imperial City to National Capital
- ES/HI 3004 The History of Paris. The Powers of Paris: The City, the Capital and the Center
- ES/HI 3005 European Urban Culture: Rome from the Renaissance to the Counter-Reformation
- ES/HI 3006 European Urban Culture: Vienna from Baroque to Modernism Studies
- ES/AH 3007 European Urban Culture: The Glory of Ancient Athens
- ES/HI 3009 European Urban Culture: Venice from the Renaissance to the Fall of the Republic
- ES/CL 3010 European Urban Culture: Edinburgh the City, Scotland the Kingdom
- ES/HI 3012 European Urban Culture: The Jewish Presence I: From the Origins to the 17th Century
- ES/HI 3013 European Urban Culture: The Jewish Presence II: From the 17th to the 20th Century
- ES/AH 3014 European Urban Culture: Istanbul, an Imperial Palimpsest
- ES/HI 3017 Mediterranean Urban Culture: The Islamic City - History, Spaces, and Visual Culture
- ES/HI 3018 European Urban Culture: Parisian Topics
- ES/FR 3021 Paris Au Quotidien: Témoignages Littéraires I (du Moyen Age à la fin de lAncien Régime)
- ES/FR 3022 Paris Au Quotidien: Témoignages Littéraires II (de la Révolution à la fin du 19ème Siècle)
- ES/FR 3023 Paris Au Quotidien: Témoinages Littéraires III (de la Belle Époque à nos Jours)
- FM/PY 3000 Topics: The Body, The Mind & the City
- FR/FM 3087 Paris Cinema
- HI/PO 3062 Building States, Building Cities: London, Paris and Madrid, 1500 to present
- PY 3091 Social Memory
Plus general electives to total 128 Credits
Requirements
Application requirements - what you need to submit to usAn application to The American University of Paris requires several supporting documents and sometimes tests. Most requirements can be uploaded directly in your online application. We cannot provide you with a decision until we receive all of your documents.
- Online application form
- Personal statements
- Extracurricular activites and work experience
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- English language test
- SAT/ACT test scores (optional)
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Alumni Study Travel Fund
Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.
- Amsterdam Merit Scholarships
The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than The American University of Paris.
Funding
Financial aid and scholarshipsAn AUP education is an important investment in your future, and we work hard to make it an affordable one. Our tuition and costs are competitive with those of small, selective universities in the United States, and we offer merit scholarships and need- and merit-based financial aid that make affording AUP even more manageable.
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