Urban Studies

For more information, please contact Jill Thomas, 200B Felmley Hall, by phone at (309) 438-8403.

Please note that students may only use 6 hours of coursework from their major program to fulfill minor requirements.

Minor in Urban Studies (21 Semester Hours):

Core Courses (12 semester hours):

• Geo 336 Urban Geography (3)
• His 322 American Urban History (3)
• Pos 221 United States State and Local Government (3)
  Or
  Pos 222 Metropolitan Politics (3)
• Soc 240 People in Places: Understanding and Developing Community (3)
  Or
  Soc 361 Urban Sociology (3)

Methods Course (3 semester hours):

• Geo 204 Geographic Techniques (3)
• Eco 238 Confronting Theory with Data (4)
• His 200 Doing History (3)
• Pos 209 Empirical Research Methods (3)
• Soc 271 Introduction to Sociological Research (3)

Electives* (6 semester hours):

Any core course not used to fulfill the core requirement

• Geo 303 Geographic Information Systems (3)
• Geo 370 Urban and Regional Planning (3)
• His 256 American Economic History (3)
• Pos 335 Community Development (3)
• Soc 362 Population (3) – formerly Soc 267
• Independent Study (up to 3 hours) in any program contributing to the minor and pre-approved by the Urban Studies Coordinator.