New York City,
NY,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Urban Studies in New York United States | Columbia University
Columbia University
|
New York United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
67,264
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The BarnardColumbia Urban Studies program empowers students to examine and comprehend urban life in all its depth and intricacy. It views cities as vibrant tapestries woven from diverse communities and their social, political, economic, and cultural exchanges within unique physical spaces. Learners investigate how urban designs and governing systems have developed and varied across time, both enabling and limiting individual and group actions. They analyze cities through historical, comparative, and imaginative lenses.
Students in the major establish an academic base blending cross-disciplinary studies with focused specialization. During the yearlong junior colloquium, they examine urban development and current challenges while refining their interdisciplinary, analytical, and investigative abilities. This collective learning experience readies them for their capstone senior research project. The program actively promotes using New York City as a living classroom, with numerous courses incorporating the metropolis's abundant resources and including experiential learning components beyond campus.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS
Qualification Requirements
The Committee on Admissions selects women of proven academic strength who exhibit intellectual voracity and strong potential for further scholarly growth. In addition to school records, recommendations, writing, and test scores, we carefully consider candidates' talents, abilities, interests, and personal history. While admission is highly selective, it is also holistic; no one criterion or score determines acceptance. We consider each applicant in terms of her personal qualities, her intellectual capacity, and the rigor of the curriculum she has pursued, as well as her potential for achieving at Barnard. We review each applicant in the context of her school, community, and individual story.
Barnard's general education requirements cover a wide range of subjects: literature, the social sciences, language and the arts, lab sciences, and quantitative areas. For this reason, you should acquire a strong foundation in high school, taking courses from the core academic subjects: math, science, English, history, and foreign language.
English Language Requirements
Applicant must have IELTS score of 7.0 or higher or TOEFL score of 600 or above on the written test, and 100 or above for the Internet-based test.
Tuition
USD
67,264