Minor in Urban Community Studies
Requirements
The minor in Urban and Community Studies (UCS) is an interdisciplinary minor with a focus on educating citizens on the multiple dimensions of urban and community life and preparing students for careers in public and community service. While available with any undergraduate major, this minor provides an especially appropriate complement to majors in the social sciences, as well as professional schools that emphasize human services such as Human Development and Family Studies or Education.
The minor requires passing 15 credits at the 2000 level as follows: (06/07)
(Cross-listed courses count towards the non-URBN department)Group I - Core Course
| Course Title | Old 3 Digit Number | New 4 Digit Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Urban Studies | URBN 230 or 230W | URBN 2000/W |
Group II - Two of the following with no more than one per department:
| Course Title | Old 3 Digit Number | New 4 Digit Number |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Development & Policy | ECON 221 | ECON 2439 |
| Economics of Poverty | ECON 223 | ECON 2456 |
| Urban Geography | GEOG/URBN 233 | GEOG/URBN 3200 |
| Urban & Regional Planning | GEOG 274 | GEOG 4210 |
| History of Urban America | HIST/URBN 241 or 241W | HIST/URBN 3541/W |
| African American History Since 1865 | HIST 246 | HIST 3564 |
| Immigrants & the Shaping of American History | HIST 247 | HIST 3554 |
| Public Admin. or Public Admin. in Theory & Practice | POLS 260 or PP 260 | POLS 3842 or PP 3031 |
| Urban Politics | POLS/URBN 263W | POLS/URBN 3632W |
| Social Policy | PP 277 | PP 4034 |
| Urban Sociology | SOCI/URBN 280 or 280W | SOCI 3901/W or URBN 3275/W |
| Communities | SOCI 284 | SOCI 3911 |
| Social Welfare & Social Work | SOCI 285 | SOCI 3425 |
| Urban Anthropology | URBN 248 | URBN 3000 |
Group III - Two additional courses selected from group II or the following list:
| Course Title | Old 3 Digit Number | New 4 Digit Number |
|---|---|---|
| Economics of Taxation & Government Spending | ECON 220 | ECON 2431 |
| Public Finance | ECON 253 or 253W | ECON 3431/W |
| Urban & Regional Economics | ECON/URBN 259 or 259W | ECON/URBN 3439/W |
| Geographical Analysis of Urban Social Issues | GEOG 280W | GEOG 4200W |
| African American History to 1865 | HIST 238 | HIST/AFAM/HRTS 3563 |
| Hip-Hop, Politics & Youth Culture in America | HIST 260 | HIST/AFAM 3568 |
| History of Latino/as in the US | HIST 278/PRLS 220 | HIST 3674/PRLS 3220 |
| Asian American Experience Since 1850 | HIST 294 | HIST 3530 |
| Diversity Issues in Human Dev. & Family Studies | HDFS 201 | HDFS 2001 |
| Public Policy & the Family | HDFS 274 | HDFS 3530 |
| Planning & Managing Human Service Programs | HDFS 276 | HDFS 3510 |
| Aging in American Society | HDFS/SOCI 248 or 248W | HDFS 3240/W or SOCI 3459/W |
| Semester in Urban Problems (Urban Semester) | INTD 211 | INTD 3584 |
| African American Politics | POLS 248 | POLS/AFAM 3642 |
| Latino Political Behavior | POLS 249 | POLS/PRLS 3662 |
| State & Local Government | POLS 274 | POLS 2622 |
| The Policy-making Process | POLS 276 | POLS 3847 |
| State and Local Fiscal Problems | PP 274 | PP 4033 |
| Public Policy | PP 276 | PP 3001 |
| Urban Problems | SOCI /URBN 281 or 281W | SOCI 3903/W or URBN 3276/W |
| City Life | SOCI 283 or 283W | SOCI 3907/W |
| Internship in UCS or Urban Semester: Seminar | URBN 232 or (INTD 212 or 212W) | URBN 3981 or INTD 3594/W |
| Understanding Your Community | URBN 290 or 290W | URBN 4000/W |
| Variable Topics (e.g. Reel Cities, Beyond the City) | URBN 295 | URBN 3998 |
| Special Topics | URBN 298 | URBN 3995 |
| Independent Study (on going per consent of instructor) | URBN 299 | URBN 4999 |
(Please note a course listed with a "/W" indicates that the course may be offered either with or without a "W".)
Students interested in pursuing a minor in Urban and Community Studies are advised to complete 1000-level courses in the social sciences, which are prerequisites for courses in Urban and Community Studies. These include, but are not limited to GEOG /URBN 1200; ECON 1201; POLS 1602; SOCI 1001, 1251; and STAT 1000Q/1100Q. They should also plan on enrolling in URBN 2000, which is open to sophomores, as soon as possible. (The minor is offered by the Urban and Community Studies Program).
If you are interested in UCS as a minor or are interested in learning more about the program, please contact us at 860-570-9092.