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The study of urban affairs deals with cities and urban life within local, regional, national, and global contexts. Urban affairs is based on the premise that the urban environment must be studied and analyzed as a total system.

Employment for graduates with a degree in urban affairs may be found in community development; judicial and police agencies; zoning, land use, and code enforcement; and economic development.

  • Four areas of concentration are offered in urban affairs: criminal justice, community development, public management, and urban planning.
  • A Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in urban affairs are available. The bachelor of arts includes study in a foreign language and research methods. The bachelor of science includes courses in mathematics, statistics, and computer science.
  • The Center for Urban and Public Affairs at Wright State is a regional leader in conducting urban research. Research teams of faculty, staff, and students collaborate to study various topics including solid waste management, housing and land use development, tax abatement use and policy, and ground water policy.
Bachelor of Science in Urban Affairs, Community Development Emphasis—Suggested Curriculum
Freshman
English Comp I & II
College Algebra
Social Life
Business Calculus
Business Writing
Computer Literacy
Electives
GE History
GE Non-Western Course
GE Human Expression
GE Sciences (3)		 Sophomore
City Politics
Urban Geography
Comp Software Productivity Tools
Intro to Quantitative Methods of Political Science
Intro to Urban Affairs
Electives
College Component
GE Human Behavior
GE Additional Courses (2)		 Junior
Urban Empirical Research
Urban Planning I & II
Issues in Urban Development
Ethics in Public Services
Community Development I & II
Issues in Urban Planning
Issues in Urban Administration
Urban Sociology
Electives		 Senior
Seminar in Urban Affairs
Urban Affairs Internship
Urban Communications Theory
Electives

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