Urban Studies Program
Major Requirements
New Major Requirements Fall 2007
6 Core Courses for 18 credits (CORE CURRICULUM)
1) INTRODUCTORY. At least one course
from the following:
975:102 Approaches to Urban Studies (3)
975:103 Urban and Regional Ecological Planning (3)
790:331 Urban Policy and Economic Development (3)
790:340 Urban Public Policy (3)
2) PROBLEM-RELATED. At least one
course from the following:
975:204 Poverty and the Urban Environment (3)
202:337 The Poor, Minorities, and Justice (3)
790:103 Basic Urban Issues (3)
790:346 Urban Legal Problems (3)
3) PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. At
least one course from the following:
975: any urban studies planning course 200-400 level.
- These include: 231, 312, 315, 339, 405, 478 or 326 Planning
and Administration of Municipal Services (3)
790:318 Comparative Public Policy (3)
790:340 Urban Planning (3)
790:342 Principles of Public Administration
690: any course in Museum Studies
4) POLICY. At least one course
from the following:
512:364 City and Suburb in American History (3)
220:330 Urban Economics (3)
790:242 Urban Social Ecology
790:332 Urban Political Systems (3)
5) ORGANIZATION. At least one course
from the following:
975:104 Power and Decision Making (3)
975:451 Community and Leadership Training (3)
790:205 American State and Local Government (3)
790:425 Modernization in the Third World (3)
6) METHODOLOGY: At least one course from the
following:
220:322 Econometrics (3)
790:390 Empirical Political Theory
790:391 Quantitative Methods in Political Science (3)
790:413 Political Methodology (3)
830:215 Statistics for Social Science (3)
920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3)
975:306 Basic Methods of Urban Planning (3)
960:183 Elementary Applied Statistics (3)
975:306 Basic Methods of Urban Planning (3)
975:487 Geographical Information Systems (3)
Total Core Credits 18
6 Additional courses required from list below:
Majors must select six additional courses (18 credits) from the
concentrations listed below. Majors who present a major in another
discipline or a minor in another discipline, need 4 courses (12
credits) in addition to the core courses.
Concentrations: [majors: 18 credits] or [double majors/minors:
12 credits.]
OTHER RELATED (ELECTIVE) COURSES THAT MEET
URBAN STUDIES MAJOR/ MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Other elective courses can fulfill the urban studies major or minor.
Any other 975 Urban Studies not listed in the core. These
include:
975:220 Civic Education (3)
975:422 Urban Practicum (3)
975:489 ST: Urban Health Theory (3)
975:490 Community Development Techniques/Sustained Dialogue (3)
975:493 Non Profit Organization and Management (3)
975:498 Independent Study (3)
Urban Studies related courses in the Arts and Humanities:
080:347 Environmental Design (3)
082:251 Modern History (3)
082:382 History of Design (3)
512:203 African-American History (3)
512:204 African-American History II (3)
512:340 The Civil Rights Movement (3)
615:225 Language, Class and Culture (3)
Urban Studies related Courses in the Social Sciences
202:201 Criminal Justice in American Society (3)
202:322 Juvenile Justice (3)
202:325 Violent Crime (3)
220:330 Urban Economics (3)
590:201 Introduction to Latin America (3)
698:205 Introduction to Museum Studies (3)
790:284 Geography and the World (3)
790:308 New Jersey Politics (3)
790:489 Transportation Policy (3)
910:311 Social Welfare Policy and Services (3)
920:208 Contemporary Social Problems (3)
920:217 Drugs and Society (3)
920:280 Social Movements in Society (3)
920:316 Race and Ethnicity (3)
920:321 Urban Sociology (3)
920:326 American Communities-Structure and Change (3)
920:370 Globalization/Change (Global Studies) (3)
920:380 Conflict and Change in Society (3)
For any questions contact Dr. Russell Harrison, Director Urban
Studies, phone (856) 829-3503 [see the program director for substitutions]
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