Urban Studies, BA

Major Requirements

Additional Rules and Requirements:

• Students are encouraged to take URBNST 0080  Introduction to Urban Studies as early as possible, ideally in the fall or spring of the freshman year, and to develop a broad background in the social sciences among lower-level social science courses such as the following:
  • ANTH 0780 - INTRO TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
     
  • AFRCNA 0031 - INTRODUCTION TO AFRCNA STUDIES
      
  • ECON 0110 - INTRO MACROECONOMIC THEORY
      
  • HIST 0601 - UNITED STATES 1865-PRESENT
      
  • PS 0200 - AMERICAN POLITICS
      
  • SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
      
• Students must have at least a 2.00 GPA in all courses to be applied to the major.
• Students may take as many courses on the S/NC basis as they wish.
• URBNST 1500 - URBAN RESEARCH SEMINAR , which is required for the major, satisfies the W course requirement.
• Students are required by Dietrich School to complete a 12-credit related area. Particularly appropriate areas are sociology, economics, political science, anthropology, Africana studies, and history, although students may consult with their advisor about other possibilities.