Urban Studies and Planning Minor

The Urban Studies and Planning minor emphasizes student understanding of the political, economic, institutional and social context within which planners work with a diverse range of stakeholders to develop and implement plans, policies and programs.

In addition to the required core courses, students must complete minimum 6 credit hours in departments other than the major department from among the elective courses listed below. The electives chosen must be approved by the urban studies and planning advisor and all appropriate prerequisites must be met.

URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING MINOR REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)
Course	Title	Credits
ECON	42081	Urban Economics	3
GEOG	36065	Cities and Urbanization	3
POL	30450	Metropolitan Governance	3
SOC	32673	Urban Sociology	3
Choose from the following:	6
ECON	32084	Economics of the Environment (3)
GEOG	45085	Urban Transportation (3)
	46035	Marketing Geography (3)
	46065	Advanced Urban Geography (3)
	46070	Urban and Regional Planning (3)
	46092	Internship in Geography and Planning (3)
	49480	Field Studies in Geography (3)
	Appropriate statistics course(3)*
TOTAL	21

 

*Offered by management and information systems, geography, mathematical sciences,
political science or sociology.

Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.