Checklist for the Urban Studies Major
Required Urban Studies Courses: 15 cr.
Concentrations:
18 cr.
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Total Credit For Major:
33 cr.
Required Urban Studies Courses (15 cr.)
__URBNST 0080 (3 cr.)
__URBNST 1300 (3 cr.)
__URBNST 1500 (3 cr.)
__URBNST 1900 (6 cr.)
Concentrations
Community Organization (18 cr.)
Fundamentals Course
__SOCWRK 1000 Intro to Social Work*
Core and Elective Courses**
Two (2) of the following courses
__AFRCNA 0011 Intro African American Family
__ANTH 1755 Urban Anthropology
__SOC 0460 Minority Groups
__PUBSRV 1200 Practices of Non-Profit Mgt*
Three (3) of the following courses
__AFRCNA 0042 Africana Urban Women
__AFRCNA 1038 History of Black Pittsburgh
__ECON 0330 Urban Economics
__ENGLIT 0616 The Immigrant Experience
__HIST 1665 History of the American City
__HIST 1772 Race, Class, and Ethnicity
__PUBSRV 1220 Hum Res Mgt Non-Prof Orgs*
__PUBSRV 1410 Housing and Community Dev*
__SOC 0438 Sociology of the Family
__SOC 0446 Sociology of Gender
__SOC 0471 Deviance and Social Control
__SOC 1443 Juvenile Delinquency
__URBNST 1200 Urban Field Research Seminar
Comparative International Urbanism (18 cr.)
Fundamentals Course
__URBNST 1700 International Urbanism Seminar
Elective Courses**
Five (5) of the following courses
__AFRCNA 0042 Africana Urban Woman
__AFRCNA 1711 The City in Africa
__ANTH 1530 Origins of Cities
__ANTH 1755 Urban Anthropology
__ECON 0500 Intro to International Trade
__ECON 0530 Intro to Development Economics
__GERM 1528 Vienna
__HA&A 1880 World Cities
__HIST 0502 Afro-Latin America
__HIST 0756 Intro to Islamic Civilization
__HIST 1772 Race, Class, and Ethnicity
__LING 1951 Languages of the World
__PS 0300 Comparative Politics
__PS 0500 World Politics
__PS 1543 Globalization and International Politics
__PUBSRV 1360 Admin of International Orgs*
__PUBSRV 1380 Global Citizenship*
__SPAN 0082 Latin America Today
Urban Policy and Administration (18 cr.)
Fundamentals Course
__PUBSRV 1100 Practices in Public Admin*
Core and Elective Courses**
Two (2) of the following courses
__ECON 0230 Public Finance
__PS 1251 Urban Government
__PS 1261 American Public Policy
__PUBSRV 1110 Financial Mgt in the Pub Sect *
Three (3) of the following courses
__AFRCNA 1038 History of Black Pittsburgh
__ECON 0280 Intro to Money and Banking
__ECON 0330 Urban Economics
__ENGLIT 0628 Working Class Literature
__HA&A 1510 Pittsburgh Architecture / Urbanism
__HIST 1656 American Workers 20th Century
__HIST 1665 History of the American City
__LEGLST 1152 Legal Issues in Public Service*
__PS 1241 Public Admin and Political Systems
__PS 1252 State Government
__PUBSRV 1310 Diversity Issues in Pub Serv*
__SOC 1476 Urban Policy and Planning
__URBNST 1200 Urban Field Research Seminar
Urban Planning (18 cr.)
Fundamentals Course
__PUBSRV 1130 Planning in the Public Sector*
Core and Elective Courses**
Two (2) of the following courses
__ECON 0330 Urban Economics
__HIST 1665 History of the American City
__PS 1251 Urban Government
__SOC 1476 Urban Policy and Planning
Three (3) of the following courses
__AFRCNA 0087 Black Consciousness
__ANTH 1541 Cultural Resource Management
__ANTH 1755 Urban Anthropology
__ECON 0230 Public Finance
__ENGLIT 1272 Roaring 20s
__GEOL 1445 GIS, GPS, and Computer Methods
__HA&A 1510 Pittsburgh Architecture / Urbanism
__HIST 1668 History of Pittsburgh
__PS 1241 Public Admin and Political Systems
__PS 1252 State Government
__PS 1261 American Public Policy
__URBNST 1200 Urban Field Research Seminar
__URBNST 1700 International Urbanism Seminar
(*) This course is a non-A&S course. The School of Arts and Sciences permits no more
than 18 non-A&S credits to count toward graduation.
(**) These courses must be chosen from at least three (3) different disciplines. Also, the
electives listed are only examples. The actual list of possible elective courses for each
term can be found under Urban Studies on the course description website.