B.A. in Urban Studies
The Urban Studies program, totaling 45 credit hours, is an interdepartmental major with emphasis on urban-oriented courses in anthropology, Africana studies, economics, geography, history, political science, and sociology. Its purpose is to provide a broadly based educational foundation for understanding the impact and scope of urbanization so that students will be suitably educated to pursue graduate or professional academic programs or to assume positions in urban-related employment.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| URBAN STUDIES CORE: (18 hours) | ||
| ECON 1200 | Principles Of Microeconomics | 3 |
| SOC 2410 | Communities - Writing Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| PSC 4320 | Urban Policy & Administration | 3 |
| GEPL 4710 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| Select one: | 3 | |
| Introduction To Statistics | ||
| Research and Writing in Political Science | ||
| Social Statistics | ||
| SUB FIELD HOURS: (Select one sub field for 9 hours) | 9 | |
| URBAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Community Organizing and Development | ||
| People, Population, and Society: Demographic Analysis | ||
| Exploring the City | ||
| URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
Consult advisor for a third course in this area | ||
| URBAN HISTORY | ||
| Toledo: Metropolitan Era, 1880-1980 | ||
| The City In American History, 1607-1850 | ||
| City And Metropolis In Modern America, 1850 To The Present | ||
| URBAN PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Land Use Planning | ||
| Principles Of Urban Planning | ||
| URBAN ADVOCACY | ||
| Environmental Inequalities & Opportunities | ||
| Political Institutions and Grassroots Politics | ||
| Perspectives on African American Education | ||
| RELATED HOURS: (18 Credits) To be selected in consultation with an advisor. | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 45 | |
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| SOC 1010 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core (Lab) | 1 | |
| Urban Studies Core (2000-4000) | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Third Term | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| ENGL 2710-2800 Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit) | 3 | |
| Art/Humanities Core (Fine Arts) | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| Related Course | 3 | |
| Non‐US Diversity | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| Related course (WAC) | 3 | |
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| Urban Studies concentration (WAC) | 3 | |
| Related course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| Urban Studies Core | 3 | |
| Related course | 6 | |
| Urban Studies Concentration | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| Related course | 3 | |
| Urban Studies Concentration | 3 | |
| Elective | 10 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |