Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016
Certificates
Certificate Description
The Urban Studies Certificate offers students the opportunity to supplement their education and training with a focus on the problems and potentials of the urban world around us. Eighty percent of Americans live in one of the country's nearly 400 major metropolitan areas. Understanding the economic, social, cultural, political and spatial phenomena of urban areas, and how they came to be, is essential if one is to thrive in today's world. The Urban Studies curriculum begins with an interdisciplinary Introduction to Urban Studies and then weaves the multidisciplinary urban offerings into a coherent understanding of urban life. The Urban Studies Coordinator helps each student fashion a curriculum that meets his/her unique intellectual and career needs. The curriculum, through its courses and internship possibilities, focuses on the "real world," thus providing students with a valuable foundation for their career planning and advancement. With the help of the Urban Studies Coordinator, students can design concentrations in urban planning, urban management, community development, community organizing, etc.
Total Certificate Hours - 24-26 Hours
Core Courses - 12-14 Hours
Core Courses (9-10 credit hours):
- URS 3002 Introduction to Urban Studies
- And two of the following:
Courses may have prerequisites within the discipline.
Methods Courses (select one of the following (3-4 credits hours):
- AFA 4350 African American Community Research
- ANT 4285 Oral History
- ANT 4495 Methods in Cultural Research
- CCJ 3701 Research Methods in Criminal Justice I
- POS 3713 Empirical Political Analysis
- STA 2122 Social Science Statistics
- SYA 3300 Research Methods
- SYA 3310 Qualitative Inquiry
- GEO 3164C Research Methods in Geography
- GIS 3006 Computer Cartography
Courses may have prerequisites within the discipline.
Elective Courses - 12 Hours
Select four from the following list or from the core courses not counted above:
- Africana Studies
- Anthropology
- Communication
- Criminology
- Economics
- Geography
- History
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Social Work
- SOW 3210 The American Social Welfare System
- Sociology
- Internships (one of the following can be substituted as an ELECTIVE)