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Urban Studies (Interdisciplinary Minor)

The Urban Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor that allows students to learn through various disciplines across St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Degree Type
Minor
Area of Interest
Social Sciences
Associated Colleges or Schools
Program Location
  • Queens Campus
Required Credit Hours
15

Courses

The Urban Studies minor requires students to complete 15 semester hours from the following:

ANT 1120 Human Ecology
ANT 3100 Social Determinants of African American Health
ART 2660 Urban Documents
ECO 1320 Economics of Poverty and Income Inequality
ESP 2110 The Coastal Environment
GOV 2470; 2480 State and Local Government and Administration; Municipal Government and Administration
HIS 3760; 3770 History of New York City and Long Island; New York City: Wall Street to Main Street
ITA 3923 The City of Rome
CMC 2130 Race, Communication, and Surveillance
SOC 1015 Social Inequality, Mobilization, and Social Justice
SOC 1030 The Social Welfare System
SOC 1080 Neighborhoods
SOC 1110 CriminologySOC 1170 Inequality; Race, Class and Gender
SOC 1190 Sociology of Poverty in America
SOC 2460 Social Justice and the City
SOC 2630 The City and Metropolis
SOC 2680 Critical Debates in the City
 

Students may not take more than six credits from any one discipline and may not take more than six credits from mini-courses.

Contact

For more information, contact the Undergraduate Division at [email protected]

Interested in Social Sciences, but not sure if Urban Studies (Interdisciplinary Minor) is right for you?