Urban and Regional Studies: Requirements for the Major
Interdisciplinary Major
In addition to these requirements for the major, students must complete requirements in one of the following areas of emphasis: Community Development, Ethnic Studies, Land Surveying, Urban and Regional Planning.
Supporting Courses, (16 credits):
Required:
COMM 133: Fundamentals of Public Address (3 credits)
ENG COMP 105: Expository Writing (3 credits)
GEOG 250: Displays of Geographic Information (3 credits)
MATH 260: Introductory Statistics (4 credits)
UR RE ST 100: Introduction to Urban Studies (3 credits)
Upper-Level Requirements, (27 credits):
Urban and Regional Studies Core, (9 credits):
UR RE ST 310: Urban Sociology (3 credits)
UR RE ST 312: Community Politics (3 credits)
UR RE ST 341: The City and its Regional Context (3 credits)
Elective Courses, (choose 15 credits):
GEOG 370: Geography of South America (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 315: Street Gangs in America (3 credits)
UR RE ST 320: Cities in Cinema (3 credits)
UR RE ST 323: Asian American Communities 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 360: GIS and the Urban World (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 461: Special Topics in Urban and Regional Studies (3 credits)
UR RE ST 497: Internship (1-12 credits)
UR RE ST 498: Independent Study (1-4 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.
Urban and Regional Studies Senior Seminar, (3 credits):
UR RE ST 430: Seminar in Ethics and Public Action (3 credits)
Area of Emphasis: Community Development
Supporting Courses, (4 credits):
Required:
ECON 203: Micro Economic Analysis (3 credits)
ECON 207: Micro Economics Laboratory (1 credit)
Community Development Curriculum, (18 credits):
Required:
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.
Area of Emphasis: Ethnic Studies
Supporting Courses, (6 credits):
Required:
HISTORY 309: United States Immigration History (3 credits)
SOCIOL 203: Ethnic and Racial Identities (3 credits)
Ethnic Studies emphasis, (15 credits):
Required:
SOCIOL 303: Race and Ethnic Relations (3 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 American Communities 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.
Area of Emphasis: Land Surveying
Land Surveying curriculum, (15 credits):
Required:
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.
Area of Emphasis: Urban and Regional Planning
Urban and Regional Planning curriculum, (15 credits):
Required:
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 360: GIS and the Urban World (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.