Urban and Regional Studies Minor

Coordinator: Henry A. Way
Email: wayha@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-2740
Urban and Regional Studies Minor Website

Program Description

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.

Minor Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
GEOG 376	Urban Geography	3
ECON 475	Regional Economics	3
SOCI 372	Sociology of the Community	3
Subtotal		9
Electives
Electives must be in a discipline other than the student's major.
Choose 12 credit hours from the following:		12
ECON 326	Public Finance
ECON 340	Economics of Natural Resources
GEOG 315	Field Studies in Geography
GEOL 310	Environmental Impact (A - D)
or GEOG 310	Environmental Issues
GEOL 430	Environmental Soil Science (2, 2)
POSC 302	State and Local Government
POSC 495	Internship in Political Science
SOCI 352	Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography
SOCI 361	Sociology of Organizations
Subtotal		12
Total Credits		21