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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Urban Studies B.A. (Program focus: Social and Cultural Analysis of Urban Life)
Sample Plan: Urban Studies
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
URBS 1001W - Introduction to Urban Studies: The Complexity of Metropolitan Life : 3.0 cr : WI
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Meet with departmental adviser in Urban Studies
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
URBS 3201 - Urban Studies Colloquium : 1.0 cr
GEOG 3973 - Geography of the Twin Cities : 3.0 cr : SOCS
URBS 3301W - American Cities As Settings for Cultural Diversity : 3.0 cr : WI
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Students should begin taking courses from Track A.
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
URBS 3202 - Urban Studies Colloquium : 1.0 cr
URBS 3500 - Urban Studies Workshop : 3.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Students should begin taking concentration track courses.
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
COMM 3441 - Introduction to Organizational Communication : 3.0 cr
POL 3462 - The Politics of Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the United States, South Africa and Cuba : 3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Students should begin taking Skills and Methods courses.
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
URBS 3500 - Urban Studies Workshop : 3.0 cr
ARCH 3412W - Architectural History Since 1750 : 3.0 cr : HIS, GP, WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
URBS 3896 - Urban Studies Internship Seminar : 2.0 cr
URBS 3301W - American Cities As Settings for Cultural Diversity : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
URBS 3955W - Senior Paper Seminar : 2.0 cr : WI
COMM 3451W - Intercultural Communication: Theory and Practice : 3.0 cr : WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr