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The Urban and Community Studies Major …

at UConn is an interdisciplinary degree program in the Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies. We focus on educating citizens on the dimensions of urban and community life and preparing students for careers in public and community service.

Contact Information

Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies
University of Connecticut
10 Prospect Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06103-2814

For general inquiries, please email maria.winnick@uconn.edu.

Phone: 959-200-3771

Fax: 860-246-0344

For office hours and advising information, please visit our Advising by Campus page.

 

Upcoming Events

  1. Oct 16 Law School Fair 12:00pm
  2. Oct 17 Teale Lecture: Francesca Dominici (Harvard University) 4:00pm
  3. Oct 24 Urban Semester Program 11:00am
  4. Nov 21 CT GIS Day 2024 All Day
  5. Dec 4 Climate Change Cafe 4:00pm

Announcements

Related Course: Field Methods in Geography

Are you interested in… – Learning outdoors and helping the local land trust? – Field-based geo-technologies like drone imagery, mobile GIS apps, GPS, and surveying? – Historical records and public opinion about preserved lands? – Environmental processes that act in forested watersheds? – How land trusts use these tools for protecting landscapes?   Enroll in […]

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Announcement of new department home for UCS

Beginning July 1st, the Urban and Community Studies will become part of a new Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community and Urban Studies. You may have seen last week’s article in the Daily Campus about our UCS Program: https://dailycampus.com/2024/03/08/college-of-liberal-arts-and-sciences-adds-two-new-departments/ Over the last three years, our program, the Department of Geography, and the Environmental Studies Program have […]

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UCS Fall 2024 Schedule

Below is the UCS Fall 2024 course schedule. Please remember that course information may periodically change. We will update the schedule on our website and send out emails or weekly newsletter announcements when significant changes occur. If you have not already made an appointment to meet with your UCS advisor, please do so as soon […]

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Apply for the Habitat-USAID Research Fellowship

Habitat for Humanity International and the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, or USAID/BHA, in partnership with HFHI and supported by InterAction, have come together to sponsor the next Humanitarian Shelter & Settlements (HS&S) Research Fellowship program for graduate students. The deadline to apply is Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, 5 p.m. EST. Applications from […]

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