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Urban Studies

College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences

Urban studies looks at all aspects of cities, including economic development and urban planning. Students take classes in economics, geography, history, political science and sociology. The purpose of the program is to provide a broad understanding of urban issues in a global world. UT's urban studies program looks at many areas and professional views. There are six sub-fields: urban community development, urban environmental policy, urban history, urban management, urban policy and urban planning and economic development. This flexibility allows students to focus on a wide area of interests. What to expect when you graduate Urban studies graduates have a broad liberal arts education. They are well prepared to work in urban-related employment or find jobs in local government or community agencies. Students also have the opportunity to pursue graduate programs in urban studies.
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Suggested Curriculum*

All students must complete The University of Toledo Core Curriculum and satisfy the requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences in English, mathematics, foreign language, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and writing across the curriculum. Arts and science students are required to take a minimum of 124 semester hours. A minimum of 64 hours must be taken at the 2000-4000 level and 32 hours at the 3000-4000 level. Students must maintain a 2.0 or "C" average.

Urban Studies Degree

The urban studies degree requires a total of 48 hours in urban studies and related courses, divided into four areas: 18 hours in urban studies core courses, 3 hours in statistics, 9 hours in the urban studies sub-field and 18 hours in courses related to urban studies. These hours are summarized below:

1.Core Courses (18 hours):

ECON 1150 Macroeconomics

ECON 3600 Urban Economics

PSC 2300 State and Local Government

PSC 3310 Municipal Politics

SOC 2410 Communities

2.Statistics (3 hours):

ECON 2640, PSC 3110, or SOC 3290

3.Sub-field (9 hours from one of the following areas):

Urban Community Development

SOC 4100 Community Organizing & Development

SOC 4450 Sociology of Cities

SOC 4440 Methods of Population Analysis

Urban Environmental Policy

PSC 4340 Environmental Policy

GEPL 3900 Environmental Planning

ENVS 2010 Environmental Studies

Urban History

HIST 3270 City in American History

HIST 3280 City and Metropolis in Modern America

HIST 2290 Toledo: Metropolitan Era

Urban Management

PSC 3420 Principles of Public Administration

PSC 4410 Mgmt of Nonprofit Organizations

PSC 4430 Public Personnel Admin, PSC 4440 Budgeting & Financial Admin, or

PSC 4470 Public Organization Theory

Urban Policy

PSC 4460 Policy and Administration

GEPL 3460 Geography of Housing

GEPL 3750 Transportation Geography

Urban Planning & Economic Dev

GEPL 4530 Urban Planning

GEPL 3650 Industrial Geography

GEPL 4600 Urban Design

4.Related Areas (18 hours):

Related course work chosen in consultation with an adviser.

*Suggested curriculum is subject to change. Please consult the department for up-to-date information. For more detailed program requirements go to catalog.utoledo.edu

For more information, please contact:

Mail Stop 511

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

The University of Toledo

Toledo, OH 43606-3390

419.530.2385

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