Urban and Regional Studies Minor

Coordinator: Henry A. Way
Email: wayha@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-2740
Website: https://www.jmu.edu/academics/undergraduate/minors/urban-and-regional-studies.shtml

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 21 credit hour minor in urban and regional studies drawn from the following courses.

Required Courses: 9 Credit Hours

GEOG 376. Urban Geography Credits: 3.00
ECON 475. Regional Economics Credits: 3.00
SOCI 372. Sociology of the Community Credits: 3.00

Electives: 12 Credit Hours

Choose 12 credit hours from the following courses. Electives must be in a discipline other than the student’s major.

ECON 326. Public Finance Credits: 3.00
ECON 340. Economics of Natural Resources Credits: 3.00
GEOG 315. Field Studies in Geography Credits: 3.00
GEOL 310 A - D. Environmental Impact Credits: 2.00 - 3.00
or
GEOG 310. Environmental Issues Credits: 1.00 - 4.00
GEOL 430. Environmental Soil Science (2, 2) Credits: 3.00
POSC 302. State and Local Government Credits: 3.00
POSC 495. Internship in Political Science Credits: 4.00
SOCI 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography Credits: 3.00
SOCI 361. Sociology of Organizations Credits: 3.00

Urban and Regional Studies Minor

Required Courses: 9 Credit Hours

Electives: 12 Credit Hours

Total: 21 Credit Hours