Undergraduate Programs

Minor Programs in Urban Studies

The Levin College offers minors in Urban Studies, Environmental Studies, and Urban Services Administration. Choosing an appropriate minor can enhance students' educational experience and add a new dimension to the major field. For example, students majoring in Political Science, Economics, Sociology, or other social science areas would benefit from minoring in Urban Studies. The Environmental Studies minor is a good fit with a major in Geology, Biology, Chemistry, or Civil Engineering. Social Work or Nursing majors might consider an Urban Services Administration minor. Of course, students in any discipline may pursue a minor through the Levin College.

Minor in Urban Studies (20 credit hours)

Urban Studies stresses problem-solving in an urban environment though the application of analytic skills. The goal of the program is to teach students how to develop creative solutions. Fifty percent of the minor (10-12 hours) must be completed at CSU.

Required (4 semester hours):
Course Semester hours Title
UST 200 4 Introduction to Urban Studies
Choose two (8 semester hours):
Course Semester hours Title
UST 290 4 Urban Geography
UST 300 4 Economics of Urban Policy
UST 301 4 Urban Development
UST 404 4 Urban Data Analysis
UST 433 4 Negotiation and Conflict Management
UST 453 4 Managing Urban Diversity
Choose one concentration (8 semester hours): Urban Planning
Course Semester hours Title
UST 419 4 Introduction to Urban Planning
UST 420 4 Urban Design Seminar
Urban Public Management
Course Semester hours Title
UST 452 4 Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations
UST 459 4 Budgetary Policy
Environmenal Management
Course Semester hours Title
UST 435 4 Environmental Policy and Administration
UST 441 4 Environmental Planning
Historic Preservation
Course Semester hours Title
UST 476 4 Historic Preservation
UST 478 4 Cleveland Sacred Landmarks
Minor in Environmental Studies (24 credit hours)

The Environmental Studies program focuses on urban environmental problems, policy issues, and the social context in which complex environmental issues exist. Fifty percent of the minor (12 credits) must be completed at CSU.

Required (8 semester hours):
Course Semester hours Title
UST 200 4 Introduction to Urban Studies
ENV 435 4 Environmental Policy and Administration
Required Natural Science (choose one, 4 semester hours):
Course Semester hours Title
ENV 259 4 Natural History of Cleveland
GEO 100/101 4 Introduction to Geology
UST 289 4 Physical Geography
Choose three (12 semester hours):
Course Semester hours Title
ENV 440 4 Environmental and Human Affairs
ENV 441 4 Environmental Planning
ENV 442 4 Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting
UST 403 4 Cartography and Graphics
UST 434 4 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Minor in Urban Services Administration (20 credit hours)

The Urban Services Administration program prepares students for management roles in complex human services organizations. Fifty percent of the minor (10-12 hours) must be completed at CSU.
Required (12 semester hours):

Course Semester hours Title
UST 200 4 Introduction to Urban Studies
USA 380 4 Urban Family Development
USA 456 4 Institutional Development of Nonprofit Organizations
Choose two (8 semester hours):
Course Semester hours Title
UST 302 4 Contemporary Urban Issues
UST 433 4 Negotiation and Conflict Management
UST 452 4 Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations
UST 455 4 Gender and Leadership
UST 458 4 Urban Policy
UST 459 4 Budgetary Policy

NOTE: Students pursuing a major in the Levin College (Urban Studies, Urban Services Administration, Environmental Studies, or Public Safety Management) cannot count more than eight (8) credits toward both the major and minor.

For more information, or to declare a minor, contact Deborah Brown, Academic Advisor, at (216) 687-2138, or e-mail d.l.brown@csuohio.edu