Urban Studies
Associate in Arts Degree
Transfer Preparation* (Major Code: A1980)
This transfer degree provides students with courses required to prepare for the Urban Studies major at SDSU and at other 4-year institutions. This degree focuses on cities and urban communities, with particular emphasis on their environments, peoples and cultures, economies and politics, and urban spaces and places.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Student will address various groups and make presentations in a clear and organized manner.
- Student will work with diverse groups in a collaborative and collegial manner that promotes productivity, problem solving, and creativity.
- Student will use knowledge in an integrative manner to discuss various issues and solve problems in an effective manner.
- Student will gather data from a variety of sources to solve a problem or address an issue and then articulate how he/she arrived at this conclusion.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements 1 | ||
| GEOG 120 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY: CULTURAL ELEMENTS | 3 |
| SOC 101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| LDR 200 | THE URBAN SCENE | 3 |
| ECON 101 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I | 3 |
| or ECON 102 | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS II | |
| or PS 101 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE | |
| or PS 102 | INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | |
| MATH 119 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | 3-4 |
| or SOC 270 | STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | |
| or PSYC 270 | STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | |
| LDR 155 | STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY | 3 |
| or GEOG 145 | INTRODUCTION TO MAPPING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) | |
| or LA 104 | LANDSCAPE GRAPHICS AND PLANTING DESIGN | |
| or BUS 212 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | |
| or ARCH 210 | WORLD ARCHITECTURE II | |
| LDR 100 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC, AND URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| Total Units | 19-20 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Recommended Electives | ||
| LDR 155 | STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY | 3 |
| GEOG 145 | INTRODUCTION TO MAPPING AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) | 3 |
| LA 104 | LANDSCAPE GRAPHICS AND PLANTING DESIGN | 3 |
| BUS 212 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| ARCH 210 | WORLD ARCHITECTURE II | 3 |
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Some courses within this program may require additional coursework that must be completed prior to enrollment in these courses. Please consult the individual course listings for prerequisites and any other limitations on enrollment.
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Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses specific to the transfer institution of choice. University requirements vary from institution to institution and are subject to change. Therefore, it is important to verify transfer major preparation and general education requirements through consultation with a counselor in either the Counseling Center or Career and Transfer Connections. See catalog Transfer Courses Information section for further information.
Note:
- For SDSU:
- Some major specializations have additional requirements for preparation for the major.
- Students must also satisfy language and graduation writing assessment (WPA) requirements.
- Students must complete preparation for the major and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be admitted to the urban studies major.
- In addition, competency (equivalent to that which is normally attained through three consecutive courses of college study) is required in one foreign language as part of the preparation for the major.
To earn an associate degree, additional general education and graduation requirements must be completed.