Minor Programs

Students in any discipline may elect to minor in Urban Studies, Nonprofit Administration, or Environmental Studies.

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Urban Studies Minor

Urban Studies Minor (20 credit hours)

• Required Courses:
  • UST 200 Introduction to Urban Studies
• Students choose two courses from the following:
  • UST 290 Urban Geography
  • UST 300 Economics of Policy Analysis
  • UST 301 Urban Development
  • UST 404 Urban Data Analysis
  • UST 433 Negotiation and Conflict Management
  • UST 453 Managing Urban Diversity
• Students choose one concentration from the following (8 credit hours):
  • Urban Planning
    • UST 418 Introduction to Urban Planning
    • UST 420 Urban Design Seminar
  • Urban Public Management
    • UST 452 Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations
    • UST 459 Budgeting and Policy Analysis
  • Environmental Management
    • ENV 435 Environmental Policy and Administration
    • ENV 441 Environmental Planning
  • Historic Preservation
    • UST 476 Historic Preservation
    • UST 478 Cleveland Sacred Landmarks

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Nonprofit Administration Minor

Nonprofit Administration Minor (20 credit hours)

• Required Courses:
  • UST 200 Introduction to Urban Studies
  • USA 451 Fundraising and External Relations for Nonprofit Organizations (Note: effective Spring 2009: NAD 451 Fundraising and External Relations for Nonprofit Organizations)
  • USA 456 Institutional Development of the Nonprofit Organization (Note: effective Spring 2009: NAD 456 Institutional Development of the Nonprofit Organization)
• Students choose two courses from the following:
  • ENV 435 Environmental Policy and Administration
  • UST 302 Contemporary Urban Issues
  • USA 410 Proposal Writing and Program Development (Note: effective Spring 2009: NAD 410 Proposal Writing and Program Development)
  • USA 433 Negotiation and Conflict Management (Note: effective Spring 2009: NAD 433 Negotiation and Conflict Management)
  • USA 452 Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations (Note: effective Spring 2009: NAD 452 Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations)
  • USA 455 Gender and Leadership (Note: effective Spring 2009: NAD 455 Gender and Leadership)

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Environmental Studies Minor

Environmental Studies Minor (24 credit hours)

• Required Courses
  • UST 200 Introduction to Urban Studies
  • ENV 435 Environmental Policy and Administration
• Required Natural Science (choose one)
  • ENV 259 Natural History of Cleveland Area
  • GEO 100/101 Introduction to Geology and Laboratory
  • UST 289 Physical Geography
• Students choose three courses from the following:
  • ENV/UST 436 Urban Sustainability
  • ENV 440 Environment and Human Affairs
  • ENV 441 Environmental Planning
  • ENV 442 Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting
  • UST 403 Cartography and Graphics
  • UST 434 Introduction to GIS

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