Urban Studies, Minor

Overview

Immerse yourself in urban history, society, and development, and contribute to social change-all in the vibrant, diverse city of San Antonio. The minor in urban studies is an ideal way to balance becoming an involved citizen of your city with other academic interests.

Requirements for the minor

I. Completion of 18 Credit Hours of Urban Studies Courses, Including:

A. The Core Curriculum:

URBS - 1310 The Urban Experience Credits: 3 OR
SOCI - 1310 The Urban Experience Credits: 3

B. Urban Studies electives (15 credit hours) chosen from the course list below. At least 9 hours of the total must be in upper-division courses.

ANTH - 3452 Global Cities: Africa, Asia, and the Americas Credits: OR
SOCI - 3440 The Neoliberal City Credits: 4
ARTH - 3452 Nineteenth-Century Architecture and Urbanism Credits: 4 OR
ARTH - 3464 Twentieth-Century Architecture and Urbanism Credits: 4
ARTH - 2428 The First Cities: The Urban Revolution in Early Mesopotamia Credits: 4 OR
CLAS - 1308 Daily Life in Ancient Rome Credits: 3
ECON - 3434 Urban Economics Credits: 4 OR
ECON - 3430 Economics and the Environment Credits: 4 OR
ECON - 3423 The Economics of Government Credits: 4
PLSI - 3416 Urban Politics Credits: 4 OR
PLSI - 3413 Policy Analysis and the Policymaking Process Credits: 4 OR
EDUC - 1410 Seminar in Urban Education Policy and Practice Credits: 4

II. Additional Requirements

At least 9 hours of the total must be in upper-division courses.
No more than 12 of the hours used to satisfy the minor requirements (including cross-listed courses) may come from any one department.
At least 9 hours of the total must come from URBS courses (including cross-listed courses).
No more than 3 hours of URBS 3188 , URBS 3288 , URBS 3388 , URBS 3488 , URBS 3189 , URBS 3289 , URBS 3389 , URBS 3489 , URBS 3689 may be used to meet the minor requirements.

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