BA Urban Studies at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary major that prepares students for careers in urban planning, public policy, and the nonprofit sector. The program offers students a mix of academic, hands-on, experiential, and skill-based coursework anchored by one of four themes: urban social/cultural issues, urban political economy and planning, urban infrastructure and environment, or international urban issues.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts  |  Duration: 4 years / 120 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Introductory Course, Introductory Course in Statistics, Skills and Methods Course, Urban Form and Society Courses, Urban Studies Concentrations, Urban Studies Colloquia, Workshop, and Internship, Capstone, Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major. Collegiate Requirements: All CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator.

Career pathways

Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary major that prepares students for careers in urban planning, public policy, and the nonprofit sector. All students complete one required 120-hour internship as part of their exploration of careers they might pursue.

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