Urban Affairs is an interdisciplinary program offering a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. The program provides students with an appreciation of the urban environment as a complex system and teaches them to approach urban processes from an interdisciplinary perspective. The program is designed to prepare some students for junior- or entry-level positions in both local government and selected community agencies, but it also provides a foundation for students preparing for graduate work. To be admitted as majors, students must have at least a 2.3 grade point average; interested students may apply for admission any time. Majors are required to complete a common core of courses and then select a specialization in one of three areas: urban planning, public management, criminal justice, or community development.
· Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Urban Affairs
· Bachelor
of Science Degree in Urban Affairs
·
Minor in Urban Affairs
· Urban
Affairs Honors Program
·
Specialization Areas
· Community Development
· Urban Management Administration
· Urban Physical and Social Planning
Bachelor of Arts in Urban Affairs |
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Course Name |
Hours |
| General Education Requirements | 57 |
| Departmental Requirements | 67-71 |
| URS 311 Introduction to Urban Affairs | 4 |
| URS 411 Seminar in Urban Affairs | 4 |
| URS 492 Urban Affairs Internship | 4 |
| Choose one of two: | 4 |
| ENG 330 - Business Writing | |
| ENG 333 - Fundamentals of Technical Writing | |
| Total: | 16 |
| Choose your foundation courses according to your specialization areas: | |
| · Criminal Justice | |
| · Community / Economic Development | |
| · Urban Management and Administration | |
| · Urban Planning: Physical/Social | |
| Total: | 20 |
| Urban Affairs Concentration Courses | 32-35 |
| · Criminal Justice | |
| · Community / Economic Development | |
| · Urban Management and Administration | |
| · Urban Planning: Physical/Social | |
| Related Requirements | |
| Electives | 32-44 |
| Foreign Language and Research Methods Requirement | 24-32 |
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Total (minimum requirement): |
192-204 |
Bachelor of Science in Urban Affairs |
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Course Name |
Hours |
| General Education Requirements | 54 |
| Departmental Requirements | 67-71 |
| URS 311 Introduction to Urban Affairs | 4 |
| URS 411 Seminar in Urban Affairs | 4 |
| URS 492 Urban Affairs Internship | 4 |
| Choose one of two: | 4 |
| ENG 330 Business Writing | |
| ENG 333 Fundamentals of Technical Writing | |
| Total: | 16 |
| Choose your foundation courses according to your specialization areas: | |
| · Criminal Justice | |
| · Community / Economic Development | |
| · Urban Management and Administration | |
| · Urban Planning: Physical/Social | |
| Total: | 19-20 |
| Urban Affairs Concentration | 32-35 |
| · Criminal Justice | |
| · Community / Economic Development | |
| · Urban Management and Administration | |
| · Urban Planning: Physical/Social | |
| Related Requirements | |
| MTH 129 Accelerated College Algebra | 3 |
| MTH 228 Calculus for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences | 5 |
| PLS 210 Introduction to Quantitative Methods of Political Science | 4 |
| URS 410 Urban Empirical Research | 4 |
| CS 205 Computer Literacy and Office Automation or substitute | 4 |
| CS 206 Computer Software Productivity Tools or substitute | |
| Total: | 24 |
| Electives | 41-49 |
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Total (minimum requirement): |
192 |
Minor in Urban Affairs |
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Course Name |
Hours |
| Required Courses: | 16 |
| URS 311 Introduction to Urban Affairs | 4 |
| URS 317 Urban Planning I: Introduction to urban Planning | 4 |
| URS 321* City Politics | 4 |
| URS 345* Public Administration | 4 |
| Elective Courses (select three courses): | 12 |
| URS 412 Cities and Technology | 4 |
| URS 415 Community Development I | 4 |
| URS 423 Issues in Urban Administration | 4 |
| URS 424 Issues in Urban Planning | 4 |
| URS 425 Issues in Urban Development | 4 |
| URS 450 Ethics in Public Service | 4 |
| URS 470 Urban Leadership | 4 |
| URS 475 Management of Urban Nonprofit Agencies | 4 |
| Total | 28 |
| * Political Science students who take URS 321 and URS 345 for their majors will substitute URS 450 and 470. | |
Specialization Areas
Students majoring in Urban Affairs are urged to develop an area of specialization in consultation with their adviser . This will facilitate the student's effort at a later date in seeking employment or further study at the graduate level.
Listed here are areas of specialization that can be followed by students. then include Criminal Justice, Urban Management and Administration, Urban Planning: Physical/Social, and Urban Community / Economic Development.
Urban Affairs Honors Program
The Urban Affairs Honors Program provides an opportunity for students to achieve their highest possible level of intellectual attainment. Urban Affairs majors of superior academic ability are invited to apply. A student may enter either upon successful application or at the invitation of the Urban Affairs Honors Committee. To be eligible, the student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better in all course work completed at Wright State University. It is recommended that students apply to enter the program during their junior year and no later than the first quarter of their senior year.
Honors students are required to complete all urban affairs degree requirements, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 in all course work, complete URS 411 (senior seminar) with a grade of A, defend orally the seminar paper to a committee composed of the URS Honors Committee and the faculty advisor for the seminar paper, and complete at least one University Honors Seminar.
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