Urban and Regional Studies Minor

Dr. Henry A. Way, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-8186
Email: wayha@jmu.edu

The minor in urban and regional studies prepares students for careers or graduate training in government. While satisfying the B.A. or B.S. requirements of their chosen major, students may complement that major with a 24 credit hour minor in urban and regional studies drawn from the following courses.

Required Courses

GEOG 376. Urban Geography 3.00
POSC 360. Urban Politics 3.00
ECON 475. Regional Economics 3.00

Choose from the following: 12 Credit Hours

Must be in a discipline other than the student’s major.

ECON 326. Public Finance 3.00
ECON 340. Economics of Natural Resources 3.00
GEOG 315. Field Studies in Geography 3.00
GEOL 310 A - D. Environmental Impact 2.00 - 3.00, repeatable to 6 credits
or
GEOG 310. Environmental Issues 1.00 - 4.00
GEOL 340. Environmental Soil Science (2, 2) 3.00
POSC 302. State & Local Gov 3.00
POSC 495. Internship in Political Science 4.00
SOCI 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography 3.00
SOCI 361. Sociology of Organizations 3.00

Urban and Regional Studies Minor

Required Courses

Choose from the following: 12 Credit Hours

Total: 24 Credit Hours