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 200 level as follows: (06/07)
Group I - Core Course
URBN 230 or 230W
Group II - Two of the following with no more than one per department:
(Cross-listed courses count towards the non-URBN department)
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ANTH/URBN 248 ECON 221 ECON 223 GEOG/URBN 233 GEOG 274 |
HIST/URBN 241 or 241W HIST 246 HIST 247 POLS 260 or PP 260 POLS/URBN 263W |
PP 277 SOCI/URBN 280 or 280W SOCI 284 SOCI 285 |
Group III
Two additional courses selected from group II or the following list:
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ECON 220 ECON 253 ECON/URBN 259 or 259W GEOG 246 GEOG 280W HIST/AFAM/HRTS 238 HIST/AFAM 260 HIST 278/PRLS 220 HIST 294 |
HDFS 201 HDFS 274 HDFS 276 INTD 211 POLS/AFAM 248 POLS 249/PRLS 270 POLS 274 POLS 276 PP 274 PP 276 |
SOCI/HDFS 248 or 248W SOCI/URBN 281 or 281W SOCI 283 or 283W URBN 232 or INTD 212 URBN 290 or 290W URBN 295 URBN 298 URBN 299 |
Students interested in pursuing a minor in Urban and Community Studies are advised to complete 100-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 130, ECON 112, POLS 173 or POLS 173W, SOCI 107 or SOCI 107W, SOCI 115 or SOCI 115W, and STAT 100Q/ STAT 110Q. They should also plan on enrolling in URBN 230 or 230W, 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:
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Robert Fisher |
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Frances Moulder |
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Ruth Glasser |