Urban Humanities (B.A.)

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Program Requirements Overview

General Education42
World Languages and Cultures3-9
Major Requirements34
Free Electives41-35
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Introductory Class
URHS 101Introduction to Urban Humanities3
Core Sequence
Complete four courses from the categories below. Courses must be taken from at least two categories.12
Theory and Methods Sequence
URHS 301Theorizing Urban Experience3
Qualitative Methods
Complete one of the following:
ANTH 290Historical Archaeology3
or ANTH 301 Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice
or ENFL 208 Introduction to the Film
or ENGL 300 Critical Approaches to English
or HIST 290 Historical Thinking and Communication
or JUST 223 Ethnography in Justice Studies
Quantitative/Digital Methods
Complete one of the following:
EAES 210Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing3
or EAES 310 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
or EAES 391 Quantitative Methods in Geography and Urban Studies
or HIST 270 Digital History
or HIST 466 Historical Geographic Information Systems and Mapping
or JUST 240 Statistics for Social Research
or SOCI 240 Statistics for Social Research
Engaged Urbanism Sequence
URHS 401Special Topics in Engaged Urbanism3
URHS 402Workshop in Engaged Urbanism3
Skills Training and Elective
Complete one of the following:4
Internship in Engaged Urbanism
Skills Training in Engaged Urbanism (Complete an additional 300-400 level elective from the list below. Course must not meet any other major requirement.)
Total Credits34

Core Sequence Categories

Complete four courses from at least two categories.
Creating Urban Society: DIversity and Mobility
HIST 205Race and Ethnicity in United States History3
HIST 216Italian America Past and Present3
HIST 217African American History3
HIST 314Women and Migration3
HIST 320American Urban History Since 18803
HIST 407U.S. Immigration History3
EAES 283Urban Georgraphy3
JUST 317Race and the U.S. Legal System3
SOCI 225Latinas and Latinos in the United States3
SOCI 307Immigration3
SOCI 311Urban Sociology3
Governing Urban Space: Urban Power and Inequality
ANTH 255Urban Anthropology3
EAES 281Introduction to American Urban Studies3
ENFL 370Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film3
JUST 250Current Issues in Policing3
JUST 325Police and Society3
POLS 216Urban Politics3
POLS 315Urban Administration3
Meaning and Representation: Urban Art and Culture
ENGL 227Queer Fiction3
ENGL 234American Drama3
ENGL 238Black Writers in the United States: A Survey3
ENGL 274Contemporary U.S. Literature of Immigration3
ENGL 339Postwar American Fiction 1945-19903
THTR 384Theater for Community Impact3
THTR 386Site Specific Performance3
Nature and Technology: Science and Urban Society
ANTH 360Environmental Anthropology3
EAES 384Managing the Urban Environment3
EAES 385Urbanization and Environment3
SOCI 312Environmental Sociology3
SOCI 314Environmental Justice3

300-400 Level Electives

ANTH 301Methods in Anthropological Research and Practice3
ANTH 360Environmental Anthropology3
EAES 310Geographic Information Systems (GIS)3
EAES 384Managing the Urban Environment3
EAES 385Urbanization and Environment3
EAES 391Quantitative Methods in Geography and Urban Studies3
ENFL 370Class, Race and Ethnicity in Film3
ENGL 300Critical Approaches to English3
ENGL 339Postwar American Fiction 1945-19903
HIST 314Women and Migration3
HIST 320American Urban History Since 18803
HIST 407U.S. Immigration History3
JUST 325Police and Society3
POLS 315Urban Administration3
SOCI 307Immigration3
SOCI 311Urban Sociology3
SOCI 312Environmental Sociology3
SOCI 314Environmental Justice3

General Education Requirements

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A. New Student Seminar
Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar1
C. Communication
1. Writing 3
2. Literature3
3. Communication3
D. Fine and Performing Arts
Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course.3
F. Humanities
1. Great Works and Their Influences3
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives 3
G. Computer Science
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course.3
H. Mathematics
Complete a 3 credit Mathematics course.3
I. Natural Science Laboratory
Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course.4
J. Physical Education
Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course.1
K. Social Science
1. American and European History 3
2. Global Cultural Perspectives3
3. Social Science Perspectives 3
Students in P12 Subject Area Teaching programs complete EDFD 200 as part of the Teacher Education sequence.
L. Interdisciplinary Studies
Complete a 3 credit Interdisciplinary Studies course.3
Students in P12 Subject Area Teaching programs complete SASE 210 as part of the Teacher Education sequence.
Total Credits42

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

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World Languages
Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses.3-6
World Cultures
Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses.0-3
Total Credits3-9

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION (A) New Student Seminar1GENERAL EDUCATION (C2) Literature3
GENERAL EDUCATION (C1) Writing3GENERAL EDUCATION (G) Computer Science3
GENERAL EDUCATION (D) Fine and Performing Arts3GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History3
GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives3URHS 1013
GENERAL EDUCATION (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives3Core Sequence Course 13
GENERAL EDUCATION (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives3 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION (C3) Communication3GENERAL EDUCATION (L) Interdisciplinary Studies3
GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences3World Language 2 (or Free Elective)3
GENERAL EDUCATION (H) Mathematics3World Cultures3
World Language 13Core Sequence Course 33
Core Sequence Course 23Core Sequence Course 43
 15 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION (I) Natural Science Laboratory4Quantitative/Digital Methods course3
URHS 3013Free Elective3
Qualitative Methods course3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 16 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
URHS 4013GENERAL EDUCATION (J) Physical Education1
URHS 403 or 4044URHS 4023
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
 16 12
Total Credits 120