Minor: Urban Studies
Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from this program will:
- appreciate how gender, ethnicity, and race play important roles in understanding the city.
- be able to demonstrate knowledge of how local, regional, and state governments and related institutions interact. They will understand how the urban economy is structured in interrelated sectors that influence each other locally and interact with sectors beyond the local city. They will understand how to interpret demographic patterns at various scales, from the city block to the metropolitan area.
- will demonstrate the ability of critical thinking about urban space.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Urban Geography | ||
| Cities and Society | ||
| Planning Theory And Practice | ||
| Methods | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Methods Of Sociological Research | ||
| GIS For Urban Planning | ||
| History Of Planning And Urban Design | ||
| Quantitative Planning Methods And Techniques | ||
| Urban Political Economy | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Racial and Ethnic Inequality and Inclusion in a Changing Society | ||
| The Kansas City Economy | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| Race/Class/Gender | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Social Stratification | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Global Systems and the Origins of Black American Culture and Institutions | ||
| Race, Class and Justice | ||
| Political Economy of Race, Class And Gender: Theory, History, And Policy | ||
| Introduction to Latinx and Latin American Studies | ||
| Race and Ethnic Relations | ||
| Latinx Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees in the U.S | ||
| Immigration and the City | ||
| The Urban Built Environment | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Urban Geography | ||
| Rise of the City in the U.S. | ||
| Environmental Ethics And Policy | ||
| Land Use Planning | ||
| Transportation Planning | ||
| Urban Environment Planning And Design | ||
| Urban Redevelopment (can fulfill elective for The Urban Built Environment OR Urban Policy and Management) | ||
| Urban Policy and Management | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Finance | ||
| Planning For Historic Preservation | ||
| Planning Law And Practice | ||
| Urban Redevelopment (can fulfill elective for The Urban Built Environment OR Urban Policy and Management) | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Total Hours Required: 18
Minimum of 9 hours from UMKC.
Courses selected to meet minor requirements cannot be double-counted.