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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Urban and Regional Studies B.A.
Sample Plan: Sustainability, Public Policy and Public Administration
Total Credits: 119.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
UST 1000 - Learning in Community : 1.0 cr
POL 1011 - American Government and Politics : 3.0 cr : LE CAT6, SOC SCI
LE (LE CAT1) :3.0 cr
LE (LE CAT2) :3.0 cr
LE (LE CAT5) :3.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 13.0 cr
URS 1001 - World Cities: An Introduction to Global Urbanization : 3.0 cr : LE CAT8, SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER
ECON 1023 - Principles of Economics: Micro : 3.0 cr : LE CAT, SOC SCI
LE (LE CAT3) :3.0 cr
LE (LE CAT4) :4.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology : 4.0 cr : LE CAT, LECD C, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY
GEOG 1304 - Human Geography : 3.0 cr : LE CAT6, LECD CAT06, SOC SCI
LE (LEIP CAT07) :3.0 cr
LE (LE CAT9) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
SOC 2155 - Introduction to Research Methods and Analysis : 4.0 cr
LE (LE CAT10) :2.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
GEOG 3334 - Urban Geography : 3.0 cr
SOC 3155 - Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis : 4.0 cr
WRIT 31xx : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
GEOG 3335 - Urban Planning : 3.0 cr
GEOG 3481 - The Ecology of Cities : 3.0 cr
HIST 3361 - The American City : 3.0 cr
ECON 3777 - Environmental Economics : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 17.0 cr
ECON 4935 - Urban/Regional Economics : 3.0 cr
POL 3015 - State and Local Government : 4.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
URS 3097 - Internship : 3.0 cr
ECON 3570 - Public Finance : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :5.0 cr