Urban Studies Major Requirements

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Credit Hours: 41+

"PR" indicates a pre-requisite. "CO" indicates a co-requisite.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu for more information.

Required Courses

URST 201*	Introduction to Urban Studies (3) PR: None
ECON 307	Urban Economics (3) PR: Junior standing; ECON 200, 201, MATH 105 or 120 or instructor permission
HIST 211	American Urban History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
POLI 305	Urbanization and Urban Geography (3) PR: None
SOCY 351	Urban Sociology (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
URST 400	Practicum (2) PR: Instructor permission

Notes: *This should be one of the first courses taken in this major.

Choose one course from the following:

DSCI 232	Business Statistics (3) PR: MATH 104 or 250
POLI 205	Doing Research in Politics (3) PR: POLI 150
PSYC 211	Psychological Statistics (3) PR: PSYC 103
SOCY 272	Making Sense of Sociological Data (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102

Select one of the following two concentration areas (Urban Policy and Social Problems or Urban Planning and Administration):

Urban Policy and Social Problems Concentration

Select three courses totaling 9 credit hours with no more than two from any one field from the following:

HIST 307	History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945-present (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
PHIL 155	Environmental Ethics (3) PR: None
POLI 211	Introduction to Public Policy (3) PR: POLI 101
POLI 322	Urban Government and Politics (3) PR: POLI 101
SOCY 102	Contemporary Social Issues (3) PR: None

Select four courses totaling 12 credit hours from the following:

ECON 304	Labor Economics (3) PR: Junior standing; ECON 200, 201, MATH 105 or 120 or instructor permission. DSCI 232 is recommended.
ECON 318	Macroeconomic Analysis (3) PR: Junior standing; ECON 200, 201, MATH 105 or 120 or instructor permission
ECON 325	Economics for Development (3) PR: Junior standing; ECON 200, 201, MATH 105 or 120 or instructor permission
HIST 212	American Labor History (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 217	African American History Since 1865 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
HIST 225	History of the South Since 1865 (3) PR: One course in pre-modern history and one course in modern history from the list of approved courses satisfying the general education history requirement (see http://advising.cofc.edu/general-edu).
POLI 210	Introduction to Public Administration (3) PR: POLI 101
POLI 306	Urban Policy (3) PR: POLI 101
POLI 327	Political Parties (3) PR: None
PSYC 307	Abnormal Psychology (3) PR: PSYC 103
PSYC 310	Social Psychology (3) PR: PSYC 103
PSYC 321	Industrial Psychology (3) PR: PSYC 103
PSYC 329	Environmental Psychology (3) PR: PSYC 103
PSYC 334	Psychology of Stress (3) PR: PSYC 103
PSYC 358	Nonverbal Communication (formerly PSYC 340) (3) PR: PSYC 103, 211, 220 (or 250 in lieu of 211 and 220) or instructor permission
SOCY 331	Society and the Individual (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 332	Collective Behavior (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 341	Criminology (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 342	Juvenile Delinquency (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 344	Social Gerontology (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 358	Living in an Organizational World (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 362	Social and Culture Change (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 366	Race and Ethnic Relations (3) PR: SOCY 102 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
URST 398	Special Topics in Humanities (3) PR: None
URST 399	Special Topics in Social Sciences (3) PR: None
URST 401	Independent Study (3) PR: Instructor and faculty advisor permission is required before registration. A student may take no more than 6 credit hours of independent study.
URST 499	Bachelor's Essay (6) PR: A project proposal must be submitted in writing and approved by the faculty prior to registration for the course.

Urban Planning and Administration Concentration

Select three courses totaling 9 credit hours from the following:

ACCT 203	Financial Accounting (3) PR: Sophomore standing
HTMT 210	Principles and Practices in Hospitality and Tourism (3) PR: None
PHIL 155	Environmental Ethics (3) PR: None
POLI 210	Introduction to Public Administration (3) PR: POLI 101
URST 310	Urban Planning (3) PR: None
OR
URST 320	Town and Country Planning (3) PR: None

Select four courses totaling 12 credit hours from the following:

ACCT 204	Managerial Accounting (3) PR: ACCT 203; sophomore standing
ARTH 105	Introduction to Architecture (3) PR: None
ARTH 395	History of 20th CenturyArchitecture (3) PR: Instructor permission or 6 hours of ARTH or ARTH 299
BIOL 204	Man and the Environment (3) PR: None
ECON 304	Labor and Economics (3) PR: Junior standing; ECON 200, 201; MATH 105 or 120, or instructor permission. DSCI 232 is recommended.
ECON 318	Macroeconomic Analysis (3) PR: Junior standing; ECON 200, 201 and MATH 105 or 120
HPCP 315	Urban Design Studio (3) PR: URST 310 or instructor permission
HPCP 299	Preservation Planning Studio (3) PR: HPCP 199 or instructor permission
MGMT 307	Human Resource Management (3) PR: MGMT 301, junior standing
POLI 211	Introduction to Public Policy (3) PR: POLI 101
POLI 307	Environmental Policy (3) PR: None
PSYC 329	Environmental Psychology (3) PR: PSYC 103
SOCY 352	Population and Society (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
SOCY 358	Living in an Organizational World (3) PR: SOCY 101 or HONS 167 or SOCY 102
URST 398	Special Topics in Humanities (3) PR: None
URST 399	Special Topics in Social Sciences (3) PR: None
URST 401	Independent Study (3) PR: Instructor and faculty advisor permission is required before registration. A student may take no more than 6 credit hours of independent study.
URST 499	Bachelor's Essay (6) PR: A project proposal must be submitted in writing and approved by the faculty prior to registration for the course.

Notes:

Students should plan their courses of study with their faculty advisor to assure that pre-requisites are satisfied early enough in their program so as not to interfere with enrollment.