Minor in Urban Studies
The urban studies minor at SIUE is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to the cultivation of knowledge and skills pertaining to urban issues on the local, national and global scales. A minor in urban studies will help prepare students to be informed, thoughtful and engaged participants in an urban world by providing a broad program of study encompassing the social, cultural, geographical, historical, political, economic and planning dimensions of cities and urban life.
Students desiring a minor in urban studies must complete six credit hours of required core courses, and at least 12 credit hours of elective courses for a minimum 18 credit hours. Courses taken to fulfill minor requirements must come from at least two different academic departments. Students must pass all courses with a grade of “C” or better. Courses already counted toward a student’s major cannot be counted again for this minor unless approved by both the student’s major program advisor and the urban studies coordinator. Courses not listed among the electives may be acceptable if approved by the urban studies coordinator. For additional information, please contact the urban studies coordinator at urbanstudies@siue.edu.
Core Required Courses (6 credit hours)
- GEOG 303 - Introduction to Urban Geography
Any one of the following (remaining courses may be taken to fulfill elective requirements):
- GEOG 403 - Advanced Urban Geography
- POLS 344 - Urban Politics
- SOC 335 - Urban Sociology
Elective Course Requirements (minimum 12 credit hours)
- ANTH 332 - Ancient Cities of the Tigris, Euphrates, and Beyond
- ANTH 333 - Aztec, Maya, and Inca Origins
- CE 376 - Transportation
- CJ 366 - Race and Class in Criminal Justice
- CNST 415 - Land Development
- ECON 327 - Social Economics: Issues in Income, Employment and Social Policy
- EPFR 320 - Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society
- GEOG 402 - Cultural Landscape
- GEOG 403 - Advanced Urban Geography
- HIST 442 - The Black Urban Experience
- HIST 470 - Public History
- POLS 320 - Public Administration
- POLS 342 - Issues in American Public Policy
- POLS 344 - Urban Politics
- SOCW 303 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
- SOCW 390 - Diversity and Issues of Social and Economic Justice
- SOC 304 - Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOC 335 - Urban Sociology
- SURV 264 - Construction Surveying
Because the following courses have variable content, they require advance approval by the coordinator of the urban studies minor:
- ANTH 350 - Applied Anthropology
- CJ 390 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
- GEOG 451 - Topics in Human Geography
- HIST 400 - Topics in History
- PAPA 499 - Seminar in Public Administration
