Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary major that focuses on the global phenomenon of urbanization as well as the history and nature of cities. Urban Studies majors have extensive interaction with the city in research, class projects, and internships.
I. Specific major degree requirements (35-39 credit hours total):
A. The Core Curriculum:
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOCI-1310 | The Urban Experience (also listed as URBS-1310) |
| URBS-1310 | The Urban Experience (also listed as SOCI-1310) |
One methods class from the following list:
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| COMM-3354 | Quantitative Research Methods (also listed as HCOM-3354) |
| GEOS-3408 | GIS and Remote Sensing |
| HCOM-3354 | Quantitative Research Methods (also listed as COMM-3354) |
| PLSI-3372 | Research Methods in Political Science |
| SOCI-3460 | Research Methods: Applied Social Statistics (also listed as URBS-3460) |
| SOCI-3461 | Research Methods: Fieldwork |
| SOCI-3465 | Research Methods: GIS (also listed as URBS-3465) |
| URBS-3460 | Research Methods: Applied Social Statistics (also listed as SOCI-3460) |
| URBS-3465 | Research Methods: GIS (also listed as SOCI-3465) |
The Senior Experience:
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| URBS 4494 | Capstone in Urban Studies |
B. The Interdisciplinary [transdisciplinary] Curriculum: 24 credit hours from the following list. One class from each of the following pairs (19-20 credits):
| Course ID | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ANTH-3452 or SOCI-3440 or URBS-3440 or URBS-3452 | Global Cities: Africa, Asia, and the Americas (also listed as URBS-3452) or The Neoliberal City (also listed as URBS-3440) or The Neoliberal City (also listed as SOCI-3440) or Global Cities: Africa, Asia, and the Americas (also listed as ANTH-3452) |
| ARTH-3452 or ARTH-3464 | Nineteenth-Century Architecture and Urbanism or Twentieth-Century Architecture and Urbanism |
| ARTH-2428 or CLAS-1308 | The First Cities: The Urban Revolution In Early Mesopotamia or Daily Life in Ancient Rome |
| ECON-3423 or ECON-3430 or ECON-3434 or URBS-3430 or URBS-3434 | The Economics of Government or Economics and the Environment (also listed as URBS-3430) or Urban Economics (also listed as URBS-3434) or Economics and the Environment (also listed as ECON-3430) or Urban Economics (also listed as ECON-3434) |
| PLSI 3413 or PLSI-3416 or URBS-3416 or EDUC-1410 | Policy Analysis and Policy Making or Urban Politics (also listed as URBS-3416) or Urban Politics (also listed as PLSI-3416) or Urban Education |
Additional 2 courses from the above list or in consultation with your advisor. Please note that the economics cluster requires completion of ECON-1311: Principles of Microeconomics.
II. University requirements
completion of all other required elements of the Pathways curriculum and at least 120 credit hours.
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