Urban Studies Minor

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Minor Requirements (24 units)

The minor in Urban Studies consists of a minimum of 24 units of work selected from the following lists of courses. No more than 9 units of work in a single department may be applied to the minor. With the approval of an Urban Studies advisor, a maximum of 2 other appropriate courses, including independent study or directed research, may be substituted for those below.

ANTH 4310 - Field Course in Ethnography Units: 5
CRJA 4700 - Community Based Corrections Units: 4
ECON 3370 - Public Sector Economics Units: 4
ECON 3500 - Urban Economics Units: 4
ENVT 4100 - Environmental Impact Analysis Units: 4
ENVT 4300 - Environmental Field Studies Units: 5
ES 3290 - Community Development Units: 4
GEOG 4325 - Field Course in Cultural-Urban Geography Units: 4
HIST 3503 - History of the San Francisco Bay Area Units: 4
POSC 3120 - State and Local Politics and Government Units: 4
POSC 3130 - Urban Politics Units: 4
POSC 3150 - Politics of California Units: 4
POSC 3800 - Public Policy Analysis Units: 4
PUAD 4800 - Public Administration and Society Units: 4
REC 4300 - Facilities Management and Administration in Leisure Units: 4
SOC 3520 - Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations Units: 4
SOC 3700 - Introduction to Social Services Units: 4
SOC 3710 - Social Policy Units: 4
SOC 4450 - Urban Sociology Units: 4

Note:

Any new or transfer course judged by an Urban Studies advisor to have a significant urban studies content.

At least 18 units in the minor must be outside the student’s major department