Course Title: Foundations of Urban Politics and Economics
Campus Course Code: SUPA 5301
Campus: UT Arlington
Program: MPA
Course Description
Urban policies are formulated in the political and economic environment of communities, and there is a high degree of interaction between governmental and economic institutions. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of basic political and economic structures and processes. In the first half of the course, we will focus on economics, emphasizing different ways of understanding market economies, economic agents, and the role of government. By the end of the first half, it should become evident that economic understanding has political implications. In the second half, politics will be our focus, with an emphasis on different understandings of urban politics as well as on the diverse institutions and agents that carry out urban politics. By the end of the second half, it will again become evident that urban politics has economic implications.
Materials
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Credits:3
Level:Graduate
Faculty
Colleen Casey
colleenc@exchange.uta.edu