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Dec 03, 2024
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2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Urban Studies Major (BS)
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Urban Studies - Bachelor of Science (BS)
Please see the Urban Studies web page at https://www.unlv.edu/publicpolicy for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Please see advising information at the Undergraduate Advising at urbanaffairs.unlv.edu/advising/.
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing an undergraduate degree program in Urban Studies, a graduate will be able to:
- Examine whether an organization or community meet multiple conditions of sustainability.
- Characterize the roles of individuals and organizations in policy and governance.
- Produce analyses that demonstrate information literacy and numeracy.
- Communicate data needs and analyses to multiple audiences to support decision-making processes.
- Apply knowledge and skills required for successful collaboration.
University Graduation Requirements
Please see Graduation Policies for complete information
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Recommended Courses That Meet General Education Core Requirements
The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs strongly recommends that students address their General Education Core curriculum requirements through our college. The following classes offered in our college meet graduation requirements: Life and Physical Science
Urban Studies Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 34-43 Credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: (Fulfilled by Major Requirements)
Constitutions - Credits: 4-6
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
- Two 3-credit courses in the humanities and one 3-credit course in fine arts.
- Social Science:
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirement
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - 9-10 credits
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- and two courses from life and physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab.
Multicultural and International
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students. Major Degree Requirement - BS in Urban Studies - Subtotal: 39 Credits
Additional courses in Urban Studies - Credits: 21
Electives - Credits: 38 - 47
Notes
* GSC 300 is a required course for all majors in Greenspun College of Urban Affairs. In addition, must complete at least 42 credits at the upper division level to graduate.
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