San Francisco, courtesy of Yanin Kramsky
Changing How We Study Cities
Global Metropolitan Studies
A field of study at Berkeley that addresses major transformations in cities around the world
Urbanization brings a range of new political configurations and challenges — ecological crises, processes of democratization and de-democratization, urban marginality, and emergent strategies of recognition and resistance.
Global Metropolitan Studies is a community of scholars across disciplines at Berkeley that investigates these new challenges and politics of the new urban century.
The Designated Emphasis (DE)
The Designated Emphasis (DE) in Global Metropolitan Studies (GMS) is for UC Berkeley PhD students interested in urban and metropolitan and issues across the globe.
Funding Opportunities
The GMS program regularly funds graduate student research and conference travel grants.
