Degree Requirements | GenEd Requirements | College Requirements | Major Requirements

The Urban Studies major entails the study of America's cities, metropolitan areas, and their people. Students learn about the cultural, political, and historical aspects of urban living and the influence of these factors on the growth and decline of businesses and neighborhoods. Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary program that includes a foundation in urban geography, urban economic and political systems, and social issues. A minor in Urban Studies is also available.

Concentrations are offered in:


Degree Requirements
  • A minimum of 128 credit hours of academic work in which 36 credit hours must be upper division (300 and 400 level) courses.
  • Achievement of a grade point average of 2.00 or above
  • Completion of foreign language requirement, if necessary to remedy a high school deficiency
  • Completion of ASC 101, Introduction to University Life (incoming freshmen only)
  • Completion of the university, college and major-field requirements.

General Education Requirements

University and Levin College requirements will be met upon completion of the courses (or their transfer equivalents) listed below. Please meet with an advisor for an official determination of credit applicability.

Category

Description

Freshman Orientation

ASC 101: Intro to University Life (freshmen only)

Freshman English: 7 Sem. Hrs.

ENG 101: English I and UST 102: Professional Writing OR ENG 102: English II

Math & Logic: 6 Sem. Hrs.

Choose from University GenEd list

Arts/Humanities: 9 Sem. Hrs., two fields

Choose from University GenEd list. May include Non-Western Culture

Social Science: 9 Sem. Hrs., two fields

UST 200: Introduction to Urban Studies
UST 202: Cleveland: Past, Present & Future
UST 290: Urban Geography (Urban Studies and Environmental Studies majors only)
ANT 102: Study of Culture

Natural Science: 8 Sem. Hrs., to include at least one (1) lab hour

GEO 100/101: Introductory Geology and Lab
ENV 259: Natural History of Cleveland
UST 289: Physical Geography Or other courses from University GenEd list.

Non-Western Culture: One course, minimum 3 Sem. Hrs.

Choose from University GenEd list. May double-count with Arts/Humanities

Western Culture: One course, minimum 3 Sem. Hrs.

UST 240: Democracy & the Bureaucratic City or
PSC 111: American Government

Human Diversity/African-American Experience: Two courses, minimum 6 Sem. Hrs. total

UST 200: Introduction to Urban Studies (also counts as Social Science)
UST 302: Contemporary Urban Issues (major field requirement)

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC): Three courses

Courses taken to fulfill major field/college requirements will also fulfill WAC. Transfer students with 60-89 credits need two WAC courses; transfer students with 90 hours or more need one WAC course

College Requirements

Course No.

Sem. Hrs.

Title

UST 401

4

Computer Applications for Urban Research

UST 404

4

Urban Data Analysis

UST/PSM/USA 490

4-8

Internship (may be waived for prior professional experience)

Major Requirements: B.A. in Urban Studies

Course No.

Sem. Hrs.

Title

UST 300

4

Economics of Policy Analysis

UST 301

4

Urban Spatial Systems

UST 302

4

Contemporary Urban Issues

UST 489 or UST 486

4

Advanced Senior Seminar or GIS Capstone

Methods Courses: Choose 2

UST 403

4

Cartography & Graphics

UST 405

4

Exploratory Analysis of Local & Regional Competitiveness

UST 410

4

Proposal Writing

UST 434

4

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

UST 473

4

Columbus Seminar

UST 474

4

Washington Seminar

Thematic Concentrations: Choose one set of three courses in Urban Planning, Urban Management, Environmental Policy, or Historic Preservation, or General Urban Studies. Each concentration has two required courses, noted in bold.

Urban Planning

UST 418

4

Urban Planning

UST 420

4

Urban Design Seminar

UST 374

4

American Architecture

UST 375

4

Cities & Planning

UST 475

4

Cleveland: Form & Development

UST 419

4

Neighborhood Planning

FST 365

6

Changing Urban Neighborhoods

UST 433

4

Conflict Management

UST 441

4

Environmental Planning

UST 463

4

Housing Analysis

UST 472

4

Canadian Studies

UST 476

4

Historic Preservation

UST 478

4

Cleveland Sacred Landmarks

Urban Management

UST 452

4

Management of Urban Organizations

UST 459

4

Budgeting & Policy Analysis

UST 433

4

Conflict Management

UST 453

4

Managing Urban Diversity

UST 455

4

Gender & Leadership

UST 458

4

Urban Policy

PSC 315

4

Public Policy & Administration

ECN 360

4

Public Sector Microeconomics

Environmental Policy

EVS 206

4

Intro to Environmental Science -or-

BIO 108

3

Environmental Ecology

ENV 435

4

Environmental Policy & Administration

ENV 440

4

Environment & Human Affairs

ENV 442

4

Environmental Finance & Capital Budgeting

UST 418

4

Urban Planning

PHY 470

4

Environmental Physics (prerequisite: PHY 221)

Geographic Information Systems Certificate & Concentration

UST 434

4

Intro to Geographic Information Systems (prereq: UST 401)

UST 403

4

Cartography & Graphics

UST 486

4

GIS Capstone

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