URBAN STUDIES / 293 STA 691-SEMINAR. 1 credit Prerequisite: Permission of department. Special topics of an advanced nature suitable for seminar treatment but not given in regular courses. May be repeated. Graded on an S/U basis. STA 697-SUPERVISED RESEARCH. 1 to 5 credits Credit not applicable toward degree. May be repeated. STA 698-SUPERVISED TEACHING. 1 to 5 credits Credit not applicable toward degree. May be repeated. STA 699-MASTER'S RESEARCH. 1 to 17 credits STA 740-STATISTICAL INFERENCE 1. 4 credits Prerequisite: STA 612. Statistical decision theory; Minimax Theorem, Com- plete Class Theorem, sufficiency, invariance, and unbiasedness. STA 741-STATISTICAL INFERENCE 2. 4 credits Prerequisite: STA 740. Hypothesis testing and multiple decision problems. STA 742-STATISTICAL INFERENCE 3. 4 credits Prerequisite: STA 741. Inference with large samples, asymptotic relative efficiency, locally most powerful tests with special reference to nonparametric procedures. Sequential analysis in a general decision theoretic framework. STA 799-DOCTORAL RESEARCH. 1 to 17 credits URBAN STUDIES (College of Arts and Sciences) A description of the graduate certificate program in Urban Studies may be found in the section Special Programs. Listings of graduate faculty with urban interests, as well as courses other than those enumerated below, may be found in departmental descriptions and in the yearly Bulletin of the Urban Studies Bureau. Copies of the Bulletin may be obtained from the Director, Urban Studies Bureau, E. M. Eddy, 125 Building E. Graduate Coordinator: E. M. EDDY GRADUATE COURSES US 600-THE CHANGING CITY. 4 credits An analysis of urban areas as spatial units. Special attention will be given to the political, economic, and social aspects of urban areas and to a consideration of the urban area as a macrocosm. US 601-PLANNING FOR URBAN AREAS. 4 credits Prerequisite: US 600. A comprehensive overview of urban problems and contemporary approaches to urban planning. Current trends in the development of urban policy. US 620-URBAN WORKSHOP. 4 credits Prerequisites: US 600 and US 601. Enrollment limited to 10. An interdis- ciplinary workshop covering different topics each year based on current research interests of the faculty.