Department of Urban Studies

Urban Affairs graduates are employed in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. They are engaged in city planning, program development, community organizing, public safety and homeland security, nonprofit administration, environmental and sustainability policy, and economic development. Many graduates have found the urban affairs majors to be a strong foundation for advanced study in law, urban planning, public administration, or environmental policy and management.

Degrees

Undergraduate students may pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in one of five majors:

• Environmental Studies
• Nonprofit Administration
• Organizational Leadership
• Public Safety Management
• Urban Studies

The College offers three five-year Bachelor’s to Master’s programs:

• BA/MPA (Public Administration)
• BA/MA in Environmental Studies
• BA/MNAL ( Nonprofit Administration and Leadership)

Minors

Students in any discipline may elect to pursue a minor in:

• Environmental Studies
• Nonprofit Administration
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Urban Studies

Certificates

• Public Management
• Sustainable Urban Development
• Urban Geographic Information Systems

Degree Completion Programs

Graduates of community colleges with degrees in law enforcement, fire science, paralegal studies, public administration, nursing, environmental health and safety, and human services may complete their Bachelor of Arts degree through articulation agreements between their college and the Levin College.

• Articulation Agreements

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Requirements

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Arts degree is awarded to students who fulfill the following requirements:

• A minimum of 128 credit hours of academic work, of which 36 credit hours must be upper-division (300- and 400-level) courses
• Achievement of a grade-point average of 2.00 or better
• Completion of the foreign language requirement, if applicable. (Students who graduated from high school in 1987 or later and who did not complete two years of the same foreign language in high school must remove the foreign language deficiency by completing a first-year language sequence or two semesters of American Sign Language plus one approved foreign culture course).
• Completion of ASC 101, Introduction to University Life (freshmen only)
• Completion of university, college, and major-field requirements

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College Requirements

Students in all Urban Affairs degree programs must complete the following college requirements

• UST 200 Introduction to Urban Studies
• UST 404 Urban Data Analysis
• UST 405 Methods of Research and Evaluation
• UST 490 Urban Internship or
  ENV 490 Environmental Internship

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