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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Here you will find a listing of the courses you will get to take as an Urban Studies Minor. Each unique course will make you more familiar with the urban environment and help you gain the valuable skills you'll need to become a successful employee, graduate student, or Ph.D candidate. Students can complete our curriculum with as little as 19 Credits consisting of Urban Related Courses distributed as Follows:

Introductory Course (1 credits)

Urban Studies minors must complete a 1 credit course entitled Introduction to Urban Studies. This course will be offered on an annual basis and will provide students with an overview/introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Urban Studies. If you are interested in taking this course please contact Prof. Max Herman.

Core Courses (9 credits)

Choose three core courses, each from one of the four departments listed in the following set of course offerings from Sociology/Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, and History. These courses will be offered on a regular basis.

Anthropology/Sociology

070:331 Urban Anthropology

920:321 Urban Sociology

Economics

220:101 Micro Economics

220:353 Urban and Regional Economics [pre-req 220:101 Micro-Economics]

220:337 Public Finance [pre-req 220:101 Micro-Economics]

220:339 Economic Development [pre-req 220:101 Micro-Economics]

History

512: 361, 362 Urban History of the United States

377: Cities in History (taught at NJIT)

Political Science

790:360 Urban Politics and Public Policy

790:364 Politics of Minority Groups

790:362 The Politics of Poverty

Electives (6 Credits)

Choose two electives from a list of urban related courses in Anthropology/Sociology, Economics, English, History, Modern Languages,  Social Work, Visual and Performing Arts/Journalism, and Women's Studies. For a list of courses currently offered click here urban_studies_courses.htm

Internship (3 Credits)

During the junior or senior year, enroll in a 3 credit Internship (coordinated with the Career Development Center). Please click here to view the most current internship syllabus.

 




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