Urban Studies

Core

Students must complete the core URB course (3 credits):

• URB 201: City Life: Introduction to Urban Studies

URB Electives

Students must complete the following elective requirements from the approved lists below:

• Three (3) credits of approved Urban Studies electives at any level
• Nine (9) credits of approved Urban Studies electives at the upper level (300-400)

• Art History

• ARH 322 - Art of the City Credits: 3

• Economics

• ECO 461 - Urban Economics Credits: 3

• English

• ENL 200 - Studies in Literature Credits: 3
• ENL 214 - African American Literature Credits: 3
• ENL 218 - Literature & Society Credits: 3
• ENL 226 - Multicultural Am Lit Credits: 3
• ENL 246 - Women Writers Credits: 3
• ENL 276 - Contemporary International Films Credits: 3
• ENL 377 - Special Topics in Film and Video Credits: 3
• ENL 4xx – Seminar in American, British, Global Literature

* ENL 258 pre-req for 300+-level courses; topics courses depend on topic.

• ENL 385 - Topics in Multicultural Literature Credits: 3
• ENL 390 - Topics in Literary Studies Credits: 3

• History

• HST 205 - African-American History I Credits: 3
• HST 206 - African American History II Credits: 3
• HST 300 - Topics American History Credits: 3
• HST 314 - History of Urban America Credits: 3
• HST 320 - Topics in European History Credits: 3
• HST 331 - The Renaissance Credits: 3
• HST 343 - Hist Greek Civilization Credits: 3
• HST 348 - The American Dream: Inequality and Opportunity in the Modern US Credits: 3
• HST 401 - Seminar:American History Credits: 3

• * Topics courses depend on topic offered.

• Political Science

• PSC 239 - African American Politics Credits: 3
• PSC 242 - Ethnic Politics Credits: 3
• PSC 315 - Public Policy in America Credits: 3

• Physics

• PHY 419 - Advanced Traffic Engineering Credits: 3

• Sociology and Anthropology

• SOA 307 - The Ideal Society and the State Credits: 3
• SOA 332 - Portuguese in Americas Credits: 3
• SOA 334 - Food, Feast, and Famine Credits: 3
• SOA 367 - Culture, Power, and Inequality in a Globalized World Credits: 3
• SOA 378 - Urban Issues and Public Policy Credits: 3
• SOA 383 - Migration, Citizenship, and Belonging Credits: 3
• SOA 384 - Gender, Race, and Justice in the Americas Credits: 3
• SOA 386 - Sustainability in Action Credits: 3