B.A. Advising: Careers and Graduate School

Jobs related to the degree can include planning, community development, public works, city policy, education, administration, law, and non-profit work. Marketable skills developed in the Urban Studies major are problem solving, critical thinking, spatial analysis, technical skills (computer, statistics, map design), research, writing, and presentation skills.

• Urban Design and Architecture
• City Planning in local government
• Urban Planning in state and county agencies
• Urban Planning in private business
• Community Development
• Urban Revitalization or Renewal
• Environmental Impact Analysis
• Mortgage and Real Estate
• Parks and Recreation
• Community organization
• Senior Citizen and Youth Services
• Housing

Related Links

Cities

• City of Portland, Oregon: Jobs
• City of Bremerton
• City of Federal Way
• City of Olympia
• City of Gig Harbor
• City of Puyallup
• City of Renton
• City of Seattle
• City of Seatac
• Planning Department
• City of Sumner
• City of Tacoma
• City Jobs
• Business Climate
• Economic Development
• City of University Place

Counties

• Pierce County
• King County
• Thurston County

Environmental Policy

• Environmental Jobs in Washington State
• AEjob.com

Graduate Schools

• University of Washington
• Architecture
• Construction Management
• Landscape Architecture
• Urban Design and Planning
• UW Graduate School
• Portland State: Master of Urban & Regional Planning
• Regional Sources
• GradSchools.com: Urban & Regional Planning
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

Housing

• Pierce County Housing Authority
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Planning

• American Planning Association: Jobs Online
• GovtJobs.com: Planning
• Department of Labor - Occupational Handbook

Policy (News & Research Areas)

• Center for Urban Policy Research
• The Urban Institute (Employment)

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