A fresh look at the city, with emphasis on the reasons why cities have grown and how people can make cities livable.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-05, GE-08
Appreciation of the city as the highest cultural achievement in design and architecture.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-06
This course will identify and analyze global social, economic, political and environmental problems impacting community viability and explore the full range of solutions to these problems. The course will view communities as complex, sustainable organisms and bring together the works of the great minds working on sustainability.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-05, GE-10
Introduction to community leadership-elected, professional, or voluntary-and the skills and values which support it.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-09, GE-11
This course is a survey of the local community--the forces which shape it, the significance of a democratic public, and the professional practice of local government service.Fall, Spring
Prerequisites:
none
Introduction to skills and techniques used to form questions about urban affairs, to organize and analyze information to answer it, and to present the results of one's analysis in a professional format.Fall, Spring
Prerequisites:
none
Assemble and evaluate information and opinions into a coherent position on what makes cities work, and prepare for entry into professional world of work in cities.
Prerequisites:
none
Major Unrestricted Electives
Choose 12 Credit(s). Select 12 credits from URBS upper division courses, or see advisor for approval. The department strongly recommends an internship (URBS 497).
Prerequisites:
none
Minor
Required Minor: Yes. Any.
4-Year Plan
The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your degree in a timely manner. Your individual 4-Year plan may change based on a number of variables including transfer courses and the semester/year you start your major. Carefully work with your academic advisors to devise your own unique plan. * Please meet with your advisor on appropriate course selection to meet your educational and degree goals.
First Year
Fall - 15 Credits
A fresh look at the city, with emphasis on the reasons why cities have grown and how people can make cities livable.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-05, GE-08
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Appreciation of the city as the highest cultural achievement in design and architecture.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-06
Diverse Cultures Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
Second Year
Fall - 15 Credits
This course will identify and analyze global social, economic, political and environmental problems impacting community viability and explore the full range of solutions to these problems. The course will view communities as complex, sustainable organisms and bring together the works of the great minds working on sustainability.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-05, GE-10
Diverse Cultures Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Introduction to community leadership-elected, professional, or voluntary-and the skills and values which support it.
Prerequisites:
none
Goal Areas:
GE-09, GE-11
Elective Course in Major *3 credits
Elective Course in Minor *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
Third Year
Fall - 15 Credits
This course is a survey of the local community--the forces which shape it, the significance of a democratic public, and the professional practice of local government service.Fall, Spring
Prerequisites:
none
Elective Course in Major *3 credits
Elective Course in Minor *3 credits
Elective Course in Minor *3 credits
Writing Intensive Course *3 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Introduction to skills and techniques used to form questions about urban affairs, to organize and analyze information to answer it, and to present the results of one's analysis in a professional format.Fall, Spring
Prerequisites:
none
Elective Course in Major *3 credits
Elective Course in Minor *3 credits
Elective Course in Minor *3 credits
General Elective Course *3 credits
Fourth Year
Fall - 15 Credits
Elective Course in Major *3 credits
Elective Course in Minor *3 credits
General Elective Course *3 credits
General Elective Course *3 credits
General Education Course *3 credits
Spring - 15 Credits
Assemble and evaluate information and opinions into a coherent position on what makes cities work, and prepare for entry into professional world of work in cities.
Prerequisites:
none
Elective Course in Minor *3 credits
General Elective Course *3 credits
General Elective Course *3 credits
General Elective Course *3 credits
Degree Bachelor of Science
Major Credits 33
Total Credits 120
Locations Mankato
Career Cluster Government and Public Administration