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 |