Urban Studies Minor
The Urban Studies minor explores cities and urban processes from multiple disciplinary perspectives including African American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Asian American Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Public Health, and Sociology. A complex combination of opportunities and challenges characterizes cities and urban regions in the 21st century. This interdisciplinary program prepares students to understand and address these opportunities and challenges as career professionals, community members and citizens. Careers in Urban Studies include, but are not limited to community development, environmental management, local and regional government, city planning, social welfare, and advanced academic study and/or professional training.
Students must earn a “C” (2.0) or better in all courses counted toward the minor. A minimum 12 units must be applied exclusively to the minor and may not be used to satisfy other program requirements, except for general education.
Some courses have prerequisites; please review the course descriptions in the CSUF catalog for more information.
Students interested in becoming teachers and learning about social justice in schools should explore the Urban Learning B.A. in the Department of Special Education in the College of Education.
Required (3 units)
- GEOG 361 - Cities and Suburbs (3)
Foundation (3 units)
- ANTH 310 - Urban Anthropology (3)
- SOCI 371 - Sociology of City Life (3)
Electives (12 units)
A maximum 6 units may be taken from one department/program.
- AFAM 321 - Activism, Engagement and Professional Development (3)
- AMST 401T - Proseminar in American Studies (3) **
- AMST 405 - Images of Crime and Violence in American Culture (3)
- AMST 416 - Southern California Culture: A Study of American Regionalism (3)
- AMST 444 - American Placemaking (3)
- AMST 454 - American Nightlife (3)
- AMST 488 - Race, Sex and American Urban Culture (3)
- ANTH 310 - Urban Anthropology (3) *
- ANTH 472 - Los Angeles/Mumbai: Cinematic City Cross-Culturally (3)
- ASAM 220 - Vietnamese Communities in the U.S. (3)
- CHIC 306 - Barrio Studies (3)
- CHIC 338 - Barrios and Health (3)
- GEOG 329 - Cities and Nature (3)
- GEOG 359 - World Cities (3)
- GEOG 456 - Immigrant Orange County (3)
- GEOG 478 - Urban Planning Principles (3)
- GEOG 484 - Urban Planning Methods (3)
- HIST 436A - Cities in European Civilization, 1000-1915 (3)
- HIST 479A - The Urbanization of American Life (3)
- HIST 481C - The History of Orange County (3)
- HSS 301 - Politics, Culture, and History of Washington, D.C. (3)
- POSC 309 - Introduction to Local Government (3)
- POSC 427 - Metropolitan Politics and Policymaking (3)
- POSC 478 - Urban Planning Principles (3)
- POSC 484 - Urban Planning Methods (3)
- PUBH 338 - Barrios and Health (3)
- SOCI 361 - Population and the Environment (3)
- SOCI 371 - Sociology of City Life (3) *
- SOCI 456 - Immigrant Orange County (3)
Note:
* If not taken to satisfy Foundation
** Select American Suburban Culture or Reading the City
Total (18 units)
