The Urban Studies capstone experience gives students the opportunity to explore a specialised topic by way of supervised, independent research. The capstone project can explore any aspect of urban life or processes of urbanisation, past and present. Projects may involve primary research, the analysis of existing data sets (quantitative, geospatial, visual or textual) or theoretical approaches, reviews of policy, or other agreed upon formats or foci. Guidance will be provided by the Head of Studies on the scope and range of topics supported in the Major.
Past Urban Studies Capstone Topics
To give you a sense of the wide variety of research topics that Urban Studies students pursue for their capstone projects, this is a sampling of recent capstone titles from the major:
- Public Religious Procession in Singapore: A Film and Essay on the Making of Religious Urbanity
- Beyond Stop-gaps: Exploring the Benefits of an Intermediary Organization in a Kolkata Slum
- Community in a Middle-Class Kampong of the 21st Century: The Case of a Gated Singapore Executive Condominium
- Human City, Feline Town: Emplacing Cat Feeding in Singapore Public Housing Estate
- Gleaning: Everyday Hard Rubbish Reuse in Singapore
- Ageing in Place: Everyday Social Network of Older Adults in Geylang East Singapore
- Singapore’s Recycling Blues: Factors Affecting Household Recycling in HDB Estates
