The Urban Studies minor is intended for any undergraduate student seeking to develop a multi-disciplinary but focused exploration of cities, urban life and artifacts, and the design and organization of urban space and experience. It is designed to complement pursuit of any major(s) throughout the Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, Architecture, Public Health, and Business and offers an excellent academic supplement to pre-professional training for many areas of law, social work, and medicine.

Requirements:*

• Six courses (minimum of 18 credits) are required for the minor in Urban Studies which includes
• URST 2010 - The City I
• URST 2020 - The City II

Additional Information

Plus four additional electives from among pre-approved urban courses (see list below) or other urban electives per program approval.   Students must ensure that at least one elective course (3 credits) is at the 300 level or higher and that elective courses are drawn from at least two departments, programs, or schools.

* Any course in which a student earns less than C- does not count toward fulfillment of the minor program. Students must achieve a C average across all required coursework.

Electives:

See Notes ¹ and ²     

• URST 3010 - Selected Topics in Urban Studies
• URST 3100 - Urban Geography(now AHST 3030-01)
• URST 6010 - Advanced Topics in Urban Studies
• AHST 1010 - History of Architecture I-Survey
• AHST 1100 - History of Architecture I-Survey
• AHST 3010 - History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism I /
• AHST 6610 - History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism I
• AHST 3020 - History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism II /
• AHST 6620 - History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism II
• AHST 3300 - Islamic Architecture
• AHST 3410 - American Urbanism
• AHST 6300 - Representing Culture and Ethnicity in the Public Sphere
• AHST 6310 - Housing in the 20th Century
• AHST 6910 - Latin American Cities ^a
• APFC 4910 - Architectural Branding
• RBST 3400 - Design Urbanism
• RBST 3410 - Interpretive Urban Design
• RBST 3700 - Neighborhood Development
• RBST 4300 - Designs on Los Angeles: 20th-century Architecture, Urban Planning, and Metropolitan Imagery in the Making of America's Second City
• RBST 4400 - Tribal New Orleans
• RBST 6400 - Architecture and the Contemporary City
• RBST 6410 - Urban Analysis and Design
• RBST 6420 - US Architecture and Urbanism
• AMST 3110 - New Orleans as a Cultural System
• ANTH 3360 - Anthropology of Cities
• CLAS 3190 - Pompeii: Life in a Roman Town ^b
• ECON 3320 - Urban Economics
• ECON 3420 - Economic History of the United States ^b
• HISA 6230 - Medieval Cities
• HISL 6610 - Modernity and Its Discontents in Latin America
• HISU 6540 - African-American Culture
• POLA 4250 - Power and Poverty in America
• PSYC 3240 - Urban Child Development
• PSYC 3310 - Introduction to African-American Psychology
• SOCI 1060 - Urban Sociology
• SOCI 1090 - Social Problems
• SOCI 1300 - Criminology
• SOCI 2180 - Wealth, Power and Inequality
• SOCI 6120 - Race and Ethnic Relations in America
• SOCI 6170 - Problems in the Sociology of Inequality
• SOCI 6180 - Wealth, Power and Inequality
• SOCI 6190 - Urban Organization
• SOCI 6300 - Urban Policy and Planning
• SOCI 6310 - The Urban Experience
• SOCI 6960 - Urban Latin America
• SPAN 4510 - Hispanic Cities
• SOWK 3000 - Civic Engagement and Leadership

Course Notes:

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List includes pre-approved course only. In as much as course offerings change, students are advised to check with the Urban Studies Program for up-to-date listings and may petition the Urban Studies Steering Committee in advance regarding other course approvals.
² Listed courses may have prerequisites. Prospective students should consult the catalog and/or relevant department.
^a AHST crosslisted with RBST 6910
^b CLAS 3290 crosslisted with ARHS 3190, HISA 3190