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Urban Studies
The Division of Continuing Studies offers the Bachelor of General Studies degree with an area of concentration in urban studies.
Required:
| UBNS 1010 | Introduction to Urban Studies | 3 hrs |
| PA/CRCJ 3000 | Applied Statistics and Data Processing the Public Sector | 3 hrs |
| GEOG 3530/3540 | Cartography and GIS and Lab (Prerequisites: GEOG 1000 or 1020 and GEOG 1060 or 1070 and a statistics course) |
4 hrs |
| One from the following: | 3 hrs | |
| SOC 3900 | Race and Ethnic Relations in US (Prerequisite SOC 1010) | |
| SPCH 4530 | Intercultural Communication (Prerequisite SPCH 2010 or 2410) | |
| Two from the following: | 6 hrs | |
| GEOG 4120 | Urban Geography | |
| SOC 4140 | Urban Sociology | |
| PSCI 2010 | Urban Politics | |
| ANTH 4200 | Urban Anthropology (not recently offered) | |
| HIST 4430 | American Urban History (not recently offered) | |
| ECON 4850 | Economics of Urban/Regional Development | |
| Highly Recommended: | 3 hrs | |
| CJUS 3000 | Applied Statistics and Data Processing the Public Sector | |
| Four courses from three of the following academic departments: Courses must be social science choices. |
12 hrs | |
| Black Studies | ||
| Chicano/Latino Studies | ||
| Criminal Justice | ||
| Economics | ||
| Geography | ||
| Gerontology | ||
| History | ||
| Native American Studies | ||
| Political Science | ||
| Public Administration | ||
| RELU 3570 and/or RELU 3480 | ||
| Social Work | ||
Secondary fields may be chosen from any of the departments listed above. Choices for SF must be in addition to required courses listed above.
Recommended Secondary Field: "Diversity" - any designed cultural diversity, U.S. focused course may fulfill this requirement.
Additional Information:
National Certification in Nonprofit Management and Leadership is available. Requirements may be met through coursework in your core requirement. Please see an advisor for details.
Career Information:
An area of concentration in urban studies involves understanding the physical, social, economic, demographic, political, and environmental implications of urbanization and urbanism. Urban studies students use the tools of sociology, political science, and other social sciences to study city life, government, and services. The degree will also provide the necessary knowledge to pursue an advanced degree, if desired. It may lead to careers in government or nonprofit organizations, urban planning, human/social services, research, education, economic development, counseling, real estate, business management, human resources, data analysis, civil rights, journalism, and politics.
For more career information, check out College Board - Urban Studies or UNO Career Center .
Revised Fall 2013