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
BLST 1400	Issues in Black Community	3 hrs

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)

One from the following		3 hrs
CJUS 3000	Applied Statistics and Data Processing the Public Sector
SOC 2130	Basic Statistics
SOC 2510	Research Methods
PSCI 2000	Introduction to Political Inquiry

One from the following		3 hrs
SOC 3900	Race and Ethnic Relations in US
SPCH 4530	Cross-Cultural Communications

Four courses from three of the following academic departments. Courses must be social science choices.		12 hrs
Black Studies
Chicano/Latino Studies
Economics
Geography
Gerontology
History
Political Science
Public Administration
Social Work

Additional Information:
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.

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 08/07