Urban Studies Minor

Please note: Geography majors cannot count more than 6 credit hours of course work used to satisfy the Minor in Urban Studies towards their geography major requirements.

The minor in Urban Studies requires 18 hours as follows.

Introduction to Cities

Students must complete 6 credit hours of course work in Introduction to Cities.

GEO 220 - US CITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 222 - CITIES OF THE WORLD Credit(s): 3

Urban Approaches

Students must complete 3 credit hours of course work in Urban Approaches from the list below:

GEO 285 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING Credit(s): 3
OR
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3

Data Analysis and Representation

Students must complete 3 credit hours of course work from Data Analysis and Representation from the list below:

GEO 305 - ELEMENTS OF CARTOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
OR
GEO 309 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
OR
GEO 310 - DATA EXPLORATIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN EVERYDAY LIFE Credit(s): 3
OR
GEO 311 - QUALITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3

Urban Perspectives

Students must complete 6 credit hours of course work in Urban Perspectives from the list below. Courses used to satisfy the Urban Approaches requirement may not be used to satisfy the Urban Perspectives requirement:

GEO 221 - IMMIGRANT AMERICA: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
GEO 235 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY Credit(s): 3
GEO 255 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 285 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING Credit(s): 3
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 455 - GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 485G - URBAN PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY Credit(s): 3
GEO 509 - WORKSHOP IN GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES Credit(s): 3