Undergraduate Major in Social Sciences with an Emphasis on Urban Studies
This specialization provides an opportunity for students to acquire an understanding of public affairs with an emphasis on urban studies. The program is designed to give an urban studies background that is attractive to many employers, particularly in local government. It also provides an excellent background for students interested in graduate work in urban and regional planning, public administration, or sociology.
A specialization in Urban Studies can be useful in the Dual Enrollment Bachelor’s / Matsers program with the Masters of Science in Planning program through the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Students interested in pursuing graduate work should visit http://coss.fsu.edu/durp/.for more information about the Masters of Science in Planning and the combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree.
The interdisciplinary specialization in Urban Studies consists of primary and secondary areas of study. The requirements for a full urban studies concentration are flexible.
For the primary specialization, students must complete a primary concentration of 18 hours from the courses listed below. See, also, the options for secondary specializations.
Urban Studies Primary (18 credits)
ECP 3617 Land use, housing and government regulation
GEO 4602 Urban Geography
POS 3142 Urban Politics
SYD 3600 Cities in Society
URS 1006 World Cities
URP 3000 Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
URP 4741 Introduction to issues in housing and community development
Students may add a Secondary concentration of 4 classes in any of the following areas:
Urban Planning
ECP 4613 Urban Economics (Prerequisite ECO2023)
GEO 4700 Transport geography
IDS 2180 Dead Cities
URP 4423 Introduction to environmental planning and resource management
URP 4710 Introduction to Transportation Issues and Transportation Planning (Prerequisite: URP 3000 or instructor permission)
URP 4715 Bike and Pedestrian Planning
Urban Studies related to Environmental Issues
GEO 4355 Geography of food and environment
GEO 4412 Environment and Gender
IDS 2227 Sustainable society
PUP 4203 Environmental politics and policy
SYD 4510 Environmental Sociology
URP3527 Green Global Health
URP4402 Sustainable Development Planning in the Americas
URP 4404 River Basin Managing and Planning
URP 4408 Food Systems Planning
URP4423 Introduction to Environmental Planning and Resource Management
URP5422 Coastal Planning (available with instructor’s approval)
URP5445 Climate Change and Community Resilience (available with instructor’s approval)
Urban Studies related to International or Development Planning
ECO 4132 Economics of compassion
ECP 3113 Economics of population
ECS 4013 Economics of Development
GEO 4603 Globalization
INR 4075 International human rights
IDS 3336 “Great” Britain? Geography, imperialism industry and culture
URP 4612 Strategies for Urban & Regional Planning in Less Developed Countries
URP 4618 Introduction to Planning for Developing Areas
URP 5355 International Transportation Planning (available with instructor’s approval)
Urban Studies related to Urban Politics and Governance
ECO 4554 Economics of State and Local Government (Prerequisite: ECO2023)
ECP 3917 Land use, Housing and Government Regulation
GEO 4471 Political Geography
PAD 4223 Budgets and Finance in Managing Public Affairs
POS 3142 Urban politics
PUP 4203 Environmental politics and policy
URP 4022 Collective Decision-making (Prerequisite URP3000)
URP 4811 Multicultural Urbanism
Urban studies related to Urban Sociology
GEO 4404 Black Geographies
GEO 4421 Cultural Geography
ISS 4159 Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Equality
SYD 3020 Population and Society
SYD 4700 Race and Minority Group Relations
SYG 1000 Introduction to Sociology
SYG 2010 Social Problems
URP 4618 Multicultural Urbanism