We strongly encourage you to enroll in or attend some of the guest lectures in our fall colloquium, Landscapes of Migration, Incarceration, and Resistance. While this 1-unit course does not fulfill the elective requirement, it will introduce you to core urban humanities questions.
Curriculum :
1. Future Histories Lab Studio Course (complete list here)
2. Elective in the College of Environmental Design (see below)
3. Elective in the College of Letters & Science (see below)
Our program is intended to broaden your education and so we ask you to cross over to disciplines outside your home major or department.
Therefore, if you are in a humanities discipline such as art history, literature or history, we encourage you to take courses that deepen your exposure to spatial or social science methods.
If you are in a social science discipline such as anthropology, sociology, geography, or urban studies, we strongly encourage you to take a humanities course that looks at urban life through art, literature, music, or history.
The following is a partial list of electives that will fulfill the elective requirement for the Certificate in Urban Humanities. In addition to these courses, you can petition for other courses to count toward your elective requirement. For ideas on additional possible courses (which must be approved by petition), please look at these lists of undergraduate courses and graduate courses.
If you are a faculty member who would like one of your courses to be considered as an elective for the Certificate in Urban Humanities, please contact susanmoffat@berkeley.edu.
Spring 2023 | College of Letters & Science Electives
African American Studies 250: Identity, Othering and Belonging, John A. Powell
Anthropology 250X: Screen, Image, Sound: Ethnography as Experiment, Daniel T Fisher
Ethnic Studies 240: Bodies in Motion: Theories, Concepts and Issues in Critical Refugee, Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Khatharya Um
History 280D: Race, Ethnicity, and Indigeneity in U.S. History, Bernadette Jeanne Perez
History 285U: Movements of People in World History, Hidetaka Hirota
You may also find courses of interest from our old electives list; you’ll need to check whether they are offered this semester.
Spring 2023 | College of Environmental Design Electives
Architecture 269 002: Social Justice in Design: An Introduction to Disability Culture, A.D.A. + Inclusive Design, Christopher Downey
Architecture 279 001: Architecture and Memory, Andrew Shanken
Architecture 279 002: New Formations: Recent Research in Architecture, Urbanism and the Built Environment, C Greig Crysler
City Planning 254: Sustainable Communities, Charisma S Acey
You may also find courses of interest from our old electives list; you’ll need to check whether they are offered this semester.
To see current and upcoming Future Histories Lab courses, visit the Course Offerings page.