Degree Information

Urban Studies Major

The core Urban Studies sequence consists of four required, sequential courses:

URB 301/GRG 307C  Introduction to Urban Studies (fall only)

• Prerequisites: None.

URB 315 Urban Studies Research Methods (spring only)

• Prerequisites: URB 301, Statistics.

URB 360 Internship and Service Learning (fall only)

• Prerequisites: URB 301, URB 315.

URB 370 Senior Project

• Prerequisites: URB 301, URB 315, URB 360.

Since these courses are only offered once per year, students need to plan to spend at least two years completing the Urban Studies major.

Additional URB major requirements include:

Calculus and Statistics (see course options here)

12 additional hours of upper-division coursework in Urban Studies

Minor:

Minor requirements will vary by degree catalog. Please consult with your advisor for details.

Degree Plans:

You can view recent Urban Studies degree plans on the Liberal Arts Degree Plans webpage.

Honors

Students who are highly successful and are interested in continuing to graduate school are encouraged to consider substituting a two-semester senior honors thesis, in place of the one-semester senior project. In conjunction with a GPA that meets the cutoffs (at least a 3.0 overall GPA, 3.5 in the URB major) and other requirements (please see the undergraduate catalog or visit with your academic advisor), the completion of an honors thesis allows a student to graduate with Departmental Honors in Urban Studies.

Questions about the honors program may be directed to the Urban Studies undergraduate advisor, or to Dr. Paul Adams, the Director of Urban Studies. While a senior honors thesis can take the place of the URB 370: Senior Project course, departmental honors students will also need to complete a total of 15 upper-division URB elective hours (instead of the standard 12 hours).