Urban Studies Courses and Certifications

Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry

Explore urban landscapes through photography, developing observational skills and visual storytelling techniques to inform design and planning processes.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

How to Build a Sensory Profile of a Place

เรียนรู้วิธีสร้างโปรไฟล์ประสาทสัมผัสของสถานที่ผ่านประสบการณ์ของนักเขียน Philip Cornwel-Smith ด้วยการใช้ประสาทสัมผัสที่หลากหลายเพื่อทำความเข้าใจและตีความเมืองในมุมมองใหม่

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reading and Writing in English

Learn how to read and write in English in the context of lectures and academic texts.

• XuetangX
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

City and Sustainability

Explore environmental, socio-economic, and cultural dimensions of urban sustainability through themes, issues, and real-world projects.

• Polimi OPEN KNOWLEDGE
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

The Great Tours: Washington DC

93 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Take a detailed look at the fascinating history and culture of Washington DC in this Smithsonian-sponsored, insider’s tour.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 16 hours 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Notorious London: A City Tour

34 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Explore London's dark history, from St. Paul's destruction to WWII chaos, uncovering complex stories that illuminate the city's notorious past and contradictory nature across centuries.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

The problem with crime

19 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, The problem with crime, looks at the issues of order and disorder. Can the way these issues are represented change your view of a city? Taking Glasgow as an example, you will look...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

TED

The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations

Discover how simple mathematical laws govern cities' properties, from wealth to crime rates, based on population size. Explore similar patterns in organisms and corporations.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

TED

The Web and the City

Explore how the Web mirrors urban dynamics, featuring interconnected yet independent parts, resilience, and emergent patterns in the digital landscape.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Alan Turing Institute

Data Debate - Cities – Smart or Sinister?

1 review

Exploring the impact of AI on urban development, this debate examines the benefits and risks of smart cities, addressing privacy concerns, ethical implications, and societal consequences.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Maintaining Lives - Care in an Industrial City

Explore care practices in deindustrialized urban settings, examining gender dynamics, social bonds, and cultural impacts on Australian identity and community well-being.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mahindra Humanities Center

The Broken Heart of America - St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

Explore St. Louis's pivotal role in shaping American history, from imperialism and racism to radical resistance, with insights from Walter Johnson's book and expert panel discussion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

Race and Resegregation in America - A Discussion with Jeff Chang

Explore contemporary issues of race, resegregation, and cultural diversity with Jeff Chang, examining recent tragedies, protests, and societal shifts through the lens of arts and culture.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Richard McElreath

Statistical Rethinking 2023 - Multilevel Adventures

Explore multilevel modeling techniques for analyzing clustered data, focusing on varying confounds, district-level effects, and urban-rural differences in Bangladesh fertility studies.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The University of Chicago

Homelessness in America - Understanding Population Characteristics and Support Systems

Gain insights into homelessness across America through comprehensive data analysis, examining population characteristics and support systems while uncovering new perspectives from previously unavailable sources.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video