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Duluth Campus
Urban and Regional Studies B.A.
Geography
College of Liberal Arts
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Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2009.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 54.
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Degree: Bachelor of Arts.
This program incorporates resources from many departments and prepares students for careers in planning, public administration, policy analysis, community activism, and related fields. Students gain insight into the complexities of life in urban areas as well as their adjacent regions in North America and throughout the world. The program also prepares students for graduate study in planning, public administration, and the social sciences.
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Admission Requirements
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For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about this college's requirements, see
Colleges and
Schools
on the Duluth Web site and the
liberal education program.
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Program Requirements
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Requirements for the B.A. in urban and regional studies include:
¿ Liberal education requirements
¿ SSP 1000 - Introduction to College Learning (1 cr)
or CLA 1001 - Learning Community Integrative Seminar (1 cr)
¿ Advanced writing requirement: COMP/WRIT 31xx
¿ No second field of study required
¿ 8 credits minimum from one emphasis
¿ The study of foreign language is recommended, but not required. Lower Division (27 cr)
ECON 1022 - Principles of Economics: Macro, LE CAT6 (3.0 cr)
ECON 1023 - Principles of Economics: Micro, LE CAT6 (3.0 cr)
GEOG 1304 - Human Geography, LECD CAT06 (3.0 cr)
GEOG 1414 - Physical Geography, LE CAT4 (4.0 cr)
POL 1011 - American Government and Politics, LE CAT6 (3.0 cr)
SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology, LECD CAT06 (4.0 cr)
SOC 2155 - Introduction to Research Methods and Analysis (4.0 cr)
URS 1001 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Studies, LE CAT8 (3.0 cr)
Upper Division (16 cr)
GEOG 3334 - Urban Geography (3.0 cr)
GEOG 3335 - Urban Planning (3.0 cr)
GEOG 3481 - Urban Ecology (3.0 cr)
HIST 3361 - The American City (3.0 cr)
SOC 3155 - Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis (4.0 cr)
or SOC 3156 - Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis (4.0 cr)
Internship (min 3 cr)
URS 3097 - Internship in Urban and Regional Studies (1.0-6.0 cr)
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Program Sub-plans
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Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans. (Note for the Twin Cities and
Morris campuses: The honors sub-plan does not meet this requirement. Honors students are required to
complete one sub-plan plus the honors sub-plan. Please see an adviser if no honors sub-plan is listed
for the program.)
Urban Society and Culture
Urban Society and Culture Core Courses
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CST 3715 - Popular Culture (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 4394 - Gender, Space and Culture (4.0 cr)
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SOC 3821 - Sociology of Community (3.0 cr)
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SOC 3945 - Social Stratification (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4949 - Race and Ethnic Relations (3.0 cr)
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WS 2101 - Women, Race, and Class, LECD CAT08 (3.0 cr)
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URS 3991 - Independent Study in Urban and Regional Studies (1.0-4.0 cr)
Public Policy and Administration
Public Policy and Administration Core Courses
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
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ECON 4570 - Public Finance (3.0 cr)
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ECON 4777 - Environmental Economics (3.0 cr)
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ECON 4935 - Urban/Regional Economics (3.0 cr)
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POL 3015 - State and Local Government (4.0 cr)
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URS 3991 - Independent Study in Urban and Regional Studies (1.0-4.0 cr)
Spatial Analysis and Planning
Spatial Analysis and Planning Core Courses
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
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GEOG 2552 - Introduction to Maps and Cartographic Methods, LE CAT2 (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3532 - Map Design and Graphic Methods (4.0 cr)
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URS 3991 - Independent Study in Urban and Regional Studies (1.0-4.0 cr)
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Take all of the following in the same term:
GEOG 4563 - Introduction to Geographic Information Science (3.0 cr)
GEOG 4564 - Laboratory in Geographic Information Science (2.0 cr)
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