Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 21H.231J (Spring 2005) 
• Course Title:
• American Urban History I 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Urban Studies and Planning 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Robert Fogelson 
• Course Introduction:
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  11.013J / 21H.231J American Urban History I
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2005

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features an extensive reading list and all assignments.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to the present. Among the institutions to be looked at are political machines, police departments, courts, schools, prisons, public authorities, and universities. The focus of the course is on readings and discussions.