Along with specific requirements for any major, all students in the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree programs must meet all general education and graduation requirements under a single catalog.
Requirements for the Urban Studies major are 40 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | 20-26 | |
| URBN 114 | Social Life of Cities | 4 |
| URBN 233 | Chicago | 4 |
| SOC 364 | Urban Sociology | 4 |
| BITH 376 | Theologies of Transformation | 4 |
| URBN 399 | Pre-field Preparation | 0 |
| URBN 496 | Internship (or approved internship in another department) | 2-8 |
| or URBN 296 | Urban Studies Practicum | |
| URBN 494 | Advanced Urban Studies Seminar | 2 |
| Additional 2-4 credits of social science from the following: | 2-4 | |
| Global Cities: Cities and the World | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| The City in Popular Culture | ||
| Cities in the Global South | ||
| Placemaking in Urban Contexts | ||
| Research Design and Methods | 4 | |
| Community-Based Research in Urban Public Health | ||
| Ethnographic Theory and Method | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Econometrics (pre-reqs ECON 211, B EC 321) | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
| GIS Practicum | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Electives | 6-14 | |
| Select 6-14 credits of the following: | ||
| Community Art | ||
| Community Art II (pre-req ART 329 or instructor approval) | ||
| History of Art & Architecture II | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| Economics of Labor & Poverty | ||
| Writing Chicago | ||
| African-American Literature | ||
| American Cities & Suburbs | ||
| Racial and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Social Class & Inequality | ||
| American Suburbanization | ||
| Crime & Delinquency | ||
| Social Research | ||
| Topics in Urban Studies | ||
| Topics in Urban Studies | ||
| Global Cities: Cities and the World | ||
| Race, Poverty, and Reconciliation | ||
| The City in Popular Culture | ||
| Cities in the Global South | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| Placemaking in Urban Contexts | ||
| Total Credits | 40 | |