Urban Studies Minor

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Jennifer Rogalsky, Geography Department (Bailey Hall 227)

This minor offers students a concentration in social sciences applied to urban issues. It can be used for preparation for employment in social service administration, service planning, policy development, or local government administration. It can also be used for preparation for graduate studies in planning, urban studies, urban geography, urban politics, or urban sociology.

Total Credits Required to Complete Minor: 21-22

Basic Requirements: (9 Credits)

GEOG 201 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Credit(s): 3
GEOG 377 - Urban Geography Credit(s): 3
SOCL 217 - S/U/Urban Sociology Credit(s): 3

One course chosen from the following (3 Credits)

PLSC 215 - Community, State, and Regional Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 217 - Public Administration Credit(s): 3
PLSC 316 - Political Power in American Cities Credit(s): 3

At least three electives chosen from the following, from at least two different prefixes (9-10 Credits)

* Includes PLSC courses listed above

ECON 376 - Labor Economics Credit(s): 3
ENVR 250 - Urban Environmental Issues in Latin America Credit(s): 3
GEOG 286 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 4
GEOG 350 - Urban Historical Geography Credit(s): 3
HIST 250 - S/U/Work and Workers in Modern America Credit(s): 3
HIST 264 - S/U/United States Immigration History Credit(s): 3
HIST 410 - Making of Industrial America, 1877-1918 Credit(s): 3
HIST 413 - Black Power and Structural Inequality in Post-1945 Credit(s): 3
PLSC 312 - American Social Welfare Policy Credit(s): 3
PLSC 314 - American Public Policy Credit(s): 3
PSYC 275 - S/Environmental Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 220 - U/Inequality, Class, and Poverty Credit(s): 3
SOCL 230 - S/U/Race and Ethnicity Credit(s): 3
SOCL 241 - S/The Individual and Society Credit(s): 3
SOCL 347 - Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency Credit(s): 3

Note:

Urban Studies Internships may be used to satisfy the requirements of one elective course (up to 3 credits). For more information on this internship, contact the Coordinator of the Urban Studies minor.