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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Urban Studies B.S. (Program focus: Social and Cultural Analysis of Urban Life)
Sample Plan: Urban Studies B.S.
Total Credits: 119.0
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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
LE (Arts/Humanities) :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :4.0 cr
Meet with departmental adviser in Urban Studies.
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
URBS 3201 - Urban Studies Colloquium : 1.0 cr
GEOG 3605 - Geographic Perspectives on Planning : 3.0 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
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
URBS 3202 - Urban Studies Colloquium : 1.0 cr
URBS 3500 - Urban Studies Workshop : 3.0 cr
SOC 3801 - Sociological Research Methods : 4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives, Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
URBS 3500 - Urban Studies Workshop : 3.0 cr
GEOG 3561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science : 4.0 cr
HSG 4467W - Housing and the Social Environment : 4.0 cr : WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
GEOG 5563 - Advanced Geographic Information Science : 3.0 cr
POL 3462 - The Politics of Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the United States, South Africa and Cuba : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
URBS 3896 - Urban Studies Internship Seminar : 2.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
HSG 5464 - Understanding Housing: Assessment and Analysis : 3.0 cr
URBS 3955W - Senior Paper Seminar : 2.0 cr : WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr