Bachelor degrees in Urban Studies + Affairs: A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, urban sociology, principles of urban and social planning, and the politics and economics of urban government and services.
Required Core Courses (18 credits)
SO 111 Introduction to Sociology
SO 218 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
SO 219 Research Methods
SO 371 Classical Sociological Theory
SO 372 Contemporary Sociological Theory
SO 391 Senior Seminar Urban Studies Concentration additional required courses (12 credits)
SO 121 Contemporary Social Problems
SO 241 Urban Sociology
SO 242...
In Urban Community and Environment concentration, students study the urban setting from an interdisciplinary perspective that emphasizes the dynamic interplay between the arts, histories, systems, environment, and peoples of the city. The UCE concentration takes as its lens the unique dynamics of Los Angeles in order to understand a broad range of urban communities, past and present, from a global perspective. Through systematic engagement with community...
The Bachelor of Science degree program in Urban and Metropolitan Studies offers students the opportunity to explore a wide range of issues that influence the quality of urban life. The Phoenix metropolitan region is one of the nation's fastest growing urban centers and it's projected that the area will continue this trajectory of rapid growth. Located in the heart of downtown Phoenix, the Urban and Metropolitan Studies Program provides an ideal setting...
The Bachelor of Arts degree program in Urban and Metropolitan Studies offers students the opportunity to explore a wide range of issues that influence the quality of urban life. The Phoenix metropolitan region is one of the nation's fastest growing urban centers and it's projected that the area will continue this trajectory of rapid growth. Located in the heart of downtown Phoenix, the Urban and Metropolitan Studies Program provides an ideal setting...
The Metro-Urban Studies Program is a multidisciplinary major that employs the lenses of sociology, political science, history, economics and fine art to analyze the city as a social, political, economic, and aesthetic unit, that has been shaped through specific socio-historical processes.
The most important way to learn about the city is to be in the city. The Metro-Urban Studies major emphasizes hands-on learning. Students go on walking tours of...
The Urban Studies program offers students the opportunity to explore the important political, economic, historical, and cultural issues that inform urbanism. By integrating study from numerous academic disciplines, students gain a strong understanding of the complex relationships that contribute to both the problems and opportunities of city living. The inter-disciplinary approach is further enhanced by two consecutive colloquia during the student's...
UMUC offered its first distance education courses in 1972. Today, more than 30 percent of our students are enrolled in courses that do not require on-site class attendance. The Internet serves as their link to the university.
UMUC holds the highest honor given in Web education: the Sloan Consortium...
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