Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies

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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:

Urban Planning
Urban Management
Environmental Policy and Management
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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
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

Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue, UR 335
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

Campus Location
Urban Building, Room 335
1717 Euclid Avenue
Phone: 216.687.2135
urbanweb@csuohio.edu

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