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[ Urban Studies ]
Major in Urban Studies
Urban studies is an interdisciplinary, career-focused major that focuses on the meaning of life in the city. The major provides excellent preparation for careers in city administration, environmental management, housing, law, planning. social work, or transportation coordination.
An urban studies major consists of a minimum of nine (9) courses. All majors will take at least three (3) core courses as follows:
URB 210 Cities
URB 291 Suburbia
and as a Capstone, one of the following:
URB 401 Cities of the World
URB 468 Field Work
URB 421 Practical Politics
A Chicago Semester
A Washington D.C. Semester
A study abroad term with an urban studies focus
Majors are encouraged to take two (2) cognate courses:
PSY 355* or MTH 345 Statistcs
SOC 423* or PSY 356* Research Methods
In addition, students should choose one of three (3) available focuses:
Focus course work consists of a minimum of six (6) courses as indicated below (note: only 4 or 5 focus courses are needed depending on whether one or both of Statistics and Research Methods are taken):
Public Services Focus
For work with public or non-profit organizations take:
POL 360 Public Policy and Administration (required)
Human Needs
EDU 104 Cultural Foundations of Education in the United States
SOC 214/314 The Elderly
SOC 216/316 Society, Health and Illness
SOC 303 Introduction to Social Work
SOC 304 Majority-Minority Relations
SOC 310 Social Inequalities
SOC 319 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 408 Criminology
Management
Bus 354 Human Resource Management
BUS 355 Negotiations: Theory and Practice
BUS 454 Leadership
ENV 302 Environmental Problems in the Urban Environment (Half course)
SOC 315 Complex Organizations
or
BUS 453 Organizational Behavior
URB 430 Seminar: Urban Management
Other
GEO 411 Urban Geography
GEO 412 Political Geography
GEO 413 Economic Geography
COM 315 Intercultural Communication
COM 317 Persuasive Communication
ICS 270 Introduction to Intercultural Studies (Half course)
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Public Administration
For work with political parties, politicians, government agencies, or law school take:
POL 202 American State and Local Government (required)
POL 300 Urban Politics (required)
Politics
POL 150 Introduction to Politics
POL 201 American Federal Government
POL 240 Public Law
POL 319 Foundations of American Political Thought
POL 360 Public Policy and Administration
POL 412 Constitutional Law
Management
BUS 354 Human Resource Management
BUS 355 Negotiations: Theory and Practice
BUS 454 Leadership
ENV 302 Environmental Problems in the Urban Environment (Half course)
SOC 315 Complex Organizations*
or
BUS 453 Organizational Behavior
URB 430 Seminar: Urban Management
Other
GEO 411 Urban Geography
GEO 412 Political Geography
COM 315 Intercultural Communication
COM 317 Persuasive Communication
ICS 270 Introduction to Intercultural Studies (Half course)
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Urban Planning
For work in city or regional planning take:
URB 420 Principles and Practices of Urban Planning (required)
BUS 301 Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management
ENV 302 Environmental Problems in the Urban Environment ((Half course)
GEO 207 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
GEO 309 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) II: Spatial Analysis
GEO 411 Urban Geography
GEO 413 Economic Geography
ICS 270 Introduction to Intercultural Studies (Half course)
SOC 304 Majority-Minority Relations
URB 430 Seminar: Art and Architecture
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