Urban Studies
This minor offers students a concentration in social sciences applied to urban issues. It can be used for preparation for employment in social service administration, service planning, policy development, or local government administration. It can also be used for preparation for graduate studies in planning, urban studies, urban geography, urban politics, or urban sociology.
This minor offers students a concentration in social sciences applied to urban issues. It can be used for preparation for employment in social service administration, service planning, policy development, or local government administration. It can also be used for preparation for graduate studies in planning, urban studies, urban geography, urban politics, or urban sociology.
Total Required Hours 24 semester hours
Basic Requirements: 9 semester hours
SOCL 217 Urban Sociology
GEOG 201 Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
GEOG 377 Urban Geography
One course chosen from the following: 3
PLSC 215 Community, State, and Regional Politics
PLSC 217 Bureaucracy and Public Administration
PLSC 316 Political Power in American Cities
A college-level statistics course: 3
(e.g., ECON 202, GEOG 378, Math 242, PLSC 251, PSYC 250, SOCL 211, or the equivalent)
At least three electives chosen from the following: 9
ARTH 280 History of Art in the United States
CSCI 216 Statistical Software
GEOG 295 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 350 Urban Historical Geography
INTD 120 Urban Field Experience
INTD 370 Urban Issues Seminar
PSYC 275 Environmental Psychology
SOCL 220 Inequality, Class & Poverty
SOCL 230 Race and Ethnicity
SOCL 347 Criminology
Note: Urban Studies Internships may be used to satisfy the requirements of one elective course (up to 3 credits). For more information on the internship, contact the Coordinator of the Urban Studies minor.
For further information and/or to enroll in the Urban Studies Program, contact:
SUNY Geneseo
Fraser 107C
Geneseo, NY 14454
Phone: (585) 245-5238