Urban and Regional Studies - Requirements for the Major
Urban and Regional Studies Program | Urban and Regional Studies Minor Requirements | Course Descriptions
Supporting Courses, 22 credits
One of these:
- COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits (strongly recommended)
- MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
Required courses:
- COMM 133 Fundamentals of Public Address, 3 credits
- ENG COMP 105 Expository Writing, 3 credits
- GEOG 250 Displays of Geographic Information , 3 credits
- POL SCI 101 American Government and Politics, 3 credits
- SOCIOL 202 Introduction to Sociology, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 100 Introduction to Urban Studies, 3 credits
Upper-Level Core Courses, 15 credits
Urban and Regional Studies core, required courses:
- COMM SCI 301 Foundations for Social Research, 3 credits
- GEOG 341 The City and Its Regional Context, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 310 Urban Sociology, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 312 Community Politics, 3 credits
Senior capstone course, required course:
- UR RE ST 430 Seminar in Ethics and Public Action, 3 credits
Areas of Emphasis
Complete requirements in one of the following areas of emphasis:
- Community Development
- Ethnic Studies
- Land Surveying
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Urban and Regional Studies (General Program)
Community Development
Supporting Courses, 7 credits
- ECON 202 Macro Economic Analysis, 3 credits
- ECON 207 Micro Economics Laboratory, 1 credit
- UR RE ST 102 World Regions and Concepts: A Geographic Analysis, 3 credits
Community Development curriculum, 18 credits
- ECON 303 Intermediate Micro Economic Theory, 3 credits
- ECON 409 Public Finance and Fiscal Policy, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 309 Urban and Regional Economics, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 340 Economics of Land Use, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 342 Community Economic Development, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 412 Urban and Regional Planning, 3 credits
- Internship or lab course credit may be substituted for one of the courses with approval of adviser.
Ethnic Studies
Supporting Courses, 6 credits
- HISTORY 209 United States Immigration History, 3 credits
- SOCIOL 203 Ethnic and Racial Identities, 3 credits
Ethnic Studies emphasis 15 credits
- ECON 304 Contemporary Labor Markets, 3 credits
- GEOG 342 Settlement Geography, 3 credits
- SOCIOL 303 Race and Ethnic Relations, 3 credits
Electives, choose 6 credits:
- HISTORY 340 Topics in African American History, 3 credits
- HUM STUD 385 Perspectives on Human Values: First Nations, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 323 Asian Americans in the United States, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 324 Latino Communities in the United States, 3 credits
- Internship or lab course credit may be substituted for one of the courses with approval of adviser.
Land Surveying
Supporting Courses, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 102 World Regions and Concepts: A Geographic Analysis, 3 credits
Land Surveying curriculum, 15 credits
- GEOG 350 Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits
- GEOG 351 Elements of Cartography, 3 credits
- GEOG 450 Advanced Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 412 Urban and Regional Planning, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 497 Internship, 1-12 credits
- Internship or lab course credit may be substituted for one of the courses with approval of adviser.
Urban and Regional Planning
Supporting Courses, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 102 World Regions and Concepts: A Geographic Analysis, 3 credits
Urban and Regional Planning curriculum, 15 credits
- GEOG 350 Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 309 Urban and Regional Economics, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 313 The City Through Time and Space, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 412 Urban and Regional Planning, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 452 Planning Theory and Methods, 3 credits
- Internship or lab course credit may be substituted for one of the courses with approval of adviser.
Urban and Regional Studies (General Program)
Supporting Courses, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 102 World Regions and Concepts: A Geographic Analysis, 3 credits
Electives, choose 15 credits:
- GEOG 342 Settlement Geography, 3 credits
- GEOG 350 Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits
- GEOG 370 Geography of South America, 3 credits
- GEOG 371 Geography of the United States and Canada, 3 credits
- PSYCH 390 Environmental Psychology, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 305 Urban Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 309 Urban and Regional Economics, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 313 The City Through Time and Space, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 323 Asian Americans in the United States, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 324 Latino Communities in the United States, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 340 Economics of Land Use, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 342 Community Economic Development, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 351 Transportation and the City, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 377 Analysis of Northern Lands, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 392 Analysis of South Asia, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 412 Urban and Regional Planning, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 499 Travel Course, 1-6 credits
- Internship or lab course credit may be substituted for one of the courses with approval of adviser.