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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Urban Science and Society- Policy, Planning and Development, BA

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Required Credits in Major: 33

Program Code: BA-URSS-PPD

Will. Power. 101

Required Course: 1

WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

Required Credits: 40

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Urban Science and Society

Required Credits for Major: 12

GEO 2030 Introduction To Geographic Information Sciences and Techniques Credits: 3.0
URBN 2010 Introduction to Urban Studies Credits: 3.0
URBN 2500 Research Methods
URBN 4800 Urban Studies Senior Seminar Credits: 3.0

Policy, Planning and Development

Required Credits for Major: 12

AWS 2800 Minority Enterprises Credits: 3.0
AWS 3050 Community Development Credits: 3.0
AWS 4200 Economic Structure of the Black Community Credits: 3.0
CCJ 4030 Community Corrections Credits: 3.0
ENV 3890 Environmental Factors in Land Use Credits: 3.0
GEO 2300 Global Population Issues Credits: 3.0
GEO 4010 Computer Cartography Credits: 3.0
GEO 4030 Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3.0
GEO 4410 Urban Planning Issues Credits: 3.0
GEO 4500 Internship in Geography Credits: 3.0
HIST 2910 History Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3.0
HIST 3240 The Social and Cultural History of the American Republic Credits: 3.0
HIST 3790 History of Suburbia in US Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3000 Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3400 Environmental Health Credits: 3.0
POL 2230 Urban and Suburban Politics Credits: 3.0
POL 3280 Urban Policies and Problems Credits: 3.0
PSY 3450 Community Psychology Credits: 3.0
SOC 2730 Global Cities Credits: 3.0
SOC 3700 Social Demography Credits: 3.0
URBN 2730 Global Cities Credits: 3.0

Urban Science and Society Community Engagement Requirement

Required Credits for Major: 3

AWS 2980 Student Community Service Credits: 3.0
GEO 3390 Geography of New Jersey Credits: 3.0
GEO 3410 Geography of North American Cities Credits: 3.0
PSY 3450 Community Psychology Credits: 3.0
HIST 2100 United States Labor History Credits: 3.0
HIST 3510 Public History Credits: 3.0
HIST 4200 Politics and Social Movements Credits: 3.0
URBN 2980 Community Based Learning Credits: 3.0
URBN 3410 Geography of North American Cities Credits: 3.0

Urban Science and Society-Enrichment Electives

Required Credits for Major: 6

ANTH 3560 Urban Anthropology Credits: 3.0
ANTH 3250 Faces of Diversity Credits: 3.0
ANTH 2020 Diversity and Equity in Schools Credits: 3.0
AWS 3050 Community Development Credits: 3.0
AWS 4200 Economic Structure of the Black Community Credits: 3.0
AWS 2800 Minority Enterprises Credits: 3.0
AWS 2040 Literature Harlem Renaissance Credits: 3.0
CIED 2050 Foundations of Bilingual and Multicultural Education Credits: 3.0
CCJ 4030 Community Corrections Credits: 3.0
ENG 2500 Literature of The Harlem Renaissance Credits: 3.0
ENG 3570 Becoming New York: Literature, History, Culture: 1844-1898 Credits: 3.0
ENV 3890 Environmental Factors in Land Use Credits: 3.0
GEO 2300 Global Population Issues Credits: 3.0
GEO 3200 Cultural Geography Credits: 3.0
GEO 4010 Computer Cartography Credits: 3.0
GEO 4030 Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3.0
GEO 4410 Urban Planning Issues Credits: 3.0
GEO 4500 Internship in Geography Credits: 3.0
HIST 2580 Asian American Experience Credits: 3.0
HIST 2910 History Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3.0
HIST 3240 The Social and Cultural History of the American Republic Credits: 3.0
HIST 3790 History of Suburbia in US Credits: 3.0
HIST 4900 Race, Ethnicity and Changing City Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3000 Introduction to Public Health Credits: 3.0
PBHL 3400 Environmental Health Credits: 3.0
POL 2230 Urban and Suburban Politics Credits: 3.0
POL 3280 Urban Policies and Problems Credits: 3.0
PSY 3450 Community Psychology Credits: 3.0
PSY 3650 Cross Cultural Psychology Credits: 3.0
PSY 3580 Psy of African Americans Credits: 3.0
SOC 2410 Minority Groups in America Credits: 3.0
SOC 2620 Violence in the Community Credits: 3.0
SOC 2720 Urban Sociology Credits: 3.0
SOC 2730 Global Cities Credits: 3.0
SOC 3700 Social Demography Credits: 3.0
URBN 2730 Global Cities Credits: 3.0
URBN 3790 Urban Cinema Credits: 3.0
URBN 3980 Women in the City Credits: 3.0
WGS 2020 Latinos and Latinas in the US Credits: 3.0
WGS 3980 Women in the City Credits: 3.0

World Languages Requirement

Required Credits: 0-6

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Writing Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 4

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed as part of the University Core Curriculum, Area 2B: ENG 1100

Three (3) additional Writing Intensive courses are required for graduation.

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Technology Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 2

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