Lecture
Global Cities
Course and term details
- Sequence
- 01
- Part of term
- 1
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Delivery
- Traditional
- Delivery code
- TR
- Linked section
- No
- Open section
- Yes
Fall 2026
GEOG5560 CRN 15124Global Cities
LectureMainChen, Yi-LingTue Thu 1:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
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Schedule
Tue, Thu
1:20 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
College of Business 9
08/31/2026 – 12/11/2026
Meeting type
Class · LEC
Faculty
Chen, Yi-LingPrimary
ychen8@uwyo.edu
Seats
24
open of 25 seats
Enrollment and waitlist
- Enrollment
- 1
- Maximum enrollment
- 25
- Seats available
- 24
- Wait capacity
- 0
- Wait count
- 0
- Wait seats available
- 0
Credits
3
3
All credit fields
- Credit hours
- 3
- Credit range
- 3
Course description
Globalization accelerates urbanization processes and creates a new type of city, the global city. This course introduces debates over global cities, urban culture, new urban landscapes, urban planning practices, and social disparity. It uses case studies on the cities around the world to explore the diversity of global city formation processes. Cross listed with INST 5560, dual listed with GEOG 4560. Prerequisites: 9 hours of international studies or geography.
Attributes
1
TMNC · Tuition - Main Campus
Full attribute list
- TMNC
Tuition - Main Campus
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