Work by Medha Kulkarni (M.R.P. '25).
Develop ideas and skills that impact cities and communities. Start on your path to the study and practice of urban design and planning.
"It's a fantastic time to be an urban scholar. We have an invitation to engage complex questions in big and small cities and towns, to draw on different disciplinary approaches and research techniques, and to face and engage both the crises and creativity that define cities around the world."
— Sophie Oldfield, Professor and Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
Explore urban issues, and engage with changing cities around the world.
The Just and Sustainable City (CRP 1111) and Maps, Mapping, and GIS (CRP 1112) are courses for high school students interested in exploring and addressing a range of critical issues that face and shape cities the world over. The courses are taught entirely online, connecting students from anywhere in the world to new peers with common interests and leading researchers who introduce you to questions and debates that shape our cities and communities.
Cornell's summer program courses are credit-bearing, giving students a jump start on their college education. All students receive close instruction and thoughtful engagement in these exciting classes.
Application Deadlines
Applications for the high school summer program are due on Friday, May 1, 2025.
Online Courses
Work by Chen Wu (M.R.P. '25).
June 23–August 1, 2025CRP 1111 The Just and Sustainable City
This course introduces students to ideas and concepts that help explain the multi-faceted forces that shape cities, their growth, and urban life within them. Using a workshop format that includes brief lectures, readings and discussions, field trips, and a sequence of exercises, this class provides a comprehensive overview of basic methods and collaborative processes used in urban studies and planning. Students learn about issues related to urban sustainability and equity and explore ways to engage and act to make change and build better places.
Work by Onam Bisht (M.R.P./M.L.A. '20).
June 23–August 1, 2025CRP 1112 Maps, Mapping, and GIS
This course introduces students to maps as tools for understanding cities and their socioeconomic and environmental dynamics. Using tools such as GIS and other software, the course provides students with an understanding of mapmaking to engage, draw attention to, and address key urban issues through practice and research.
Expand your urban knowledge. Explore new urban research methods. Open possibilities.
College students worldwide have the opportunity to enroll in urban studies courses at Cornell. Leading researchers in the Department of City and Regional Planning teach courses for students from any background who are interested in both the wide-ranging challenges and opportunities facing cities around the world. On-campus classes offer in-person teaching and guidance, collaboration and exchange with other students, and computer labs equipped with industry-standard software to support research, exploration, analysis, and reflection.
Registration Deadlines
Registration is accepted on a rolling basis. Registration and enrollment begin March 15, 2025.
Online Courses
Work by Chen Wu (M.R.P. '25).
June 23–August 1, 2025CRP 1111 The Just and Sustainable City
This course introduces students to ideas and concepts that help explain the multi-faceted forces that shape cities, their growth, and urban life within them. Using a workshop format that includes brief lectures, readings and discussions, field trips, and a sequence of exercises, this class provides a comprehensive overview of basic methods and collaborative processes used in urban studies and planning. Students learn about issues related to urban sustainability and equity and explore ways to engage and act to make change and build better places.
Work by Onam Bisht (M.R.P./M.L.A. '20).
June 23–August 1, 2025CRP 1112 Maps, Mapping, and GIS
This course introduces students to maps as tools for understanding cities and their socioeconomic and environmental dynamics. Using tools such as GIS and other software, the course provides students with an understanding of mapmaking to engage, draw attention to, and address key urban issues through practice and research.
Work by Joshua Rotbert (M.R.P. '20).
June 23–August 1, 2025CRP 3850/5850 Special Topics: Introduction to Urban Big Data and Machine Learning
This course introduces students to a wide array of spatial data analytical techniques, including programming with Python and developing basic data skills to collect, manage, and visualize spatial information and integrate it into urban research. Topics may include exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA), spatial autocorrelation, and spatial regression, as well as clustering and classification using machine learning. Basic skills in GIS and Python are preferred but not required.
Student Engagement
Engagement with Urban Data Practitioners
Immersion In Urban Data Analysis
