Subject abbreviation: URST
Mason Gaffney, Ph.D., Chair
The Urban Studies minor is an adaptation of a well-developed interdisciplinary focus on urban concepts, issues, and problems in order to offer the chance for increased understanding of urban processes. The minor also provides preparation leading to increased employment opportunities at the municipal, state, or federal level, or to graduate work in one of several areas related to urban studies.
Requirements for the minor (28 units)
A minor is a set of courses focused on a single discipline or an interdisciplinary thematic area. There can be no substitution for the courses listed as constituting a minor without approval of the governing department or committee. There is no limit on the number of minors a student can declare. Students must declare the minor(s) before their final degree check before graduation, by completing a petition with the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Student Affairs Office, the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Student Affairs Office, or the College of Engineering Student Affairs Office depending on their major. Prior approval by the department or committee offering the minor is required. The minor is noted on the transcript at the time the degree is conferred.
See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Undergraduate Studies section of this catalog for additional information on minors.
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Committee in Charge
Gary A. Dymski, Ph.D. (Economics)
Mason Gaffney, Ph.D. (Economics/Management)
John M. Ganim, Ph.D. (English)
Patricia Morton, Ph.D. (Art History)
Max Neiman, Ph.D. (Political Science)
Patricia O'Brien, Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, ex officio
URST 010. The City: An Introduction. (4)
Lecture, three hours; extra reading, three hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introductory exploration of urban processes. Subjects examined include definition, form, structure and growth of urban regions as seen from the viewpoints of various disciplines. Cross-listed with SOC 010. Butler
URST 014. Popular Musics of the World. (4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Introduction to issues surrounding popular and urban musics of the world, focusing on three major geocultural areas: Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Emphasizes the relationship between mass-mediated music and issues of cultural hegemony, resistance, and subversion. Analyzes the cultural impact of media technology on music performance and reception. Cross-listed with ETST 014 and MUS 014.
URST 021. Introduction to Architecture and Urbanism. (4)
Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the built environment including buildings, gardens, and cities, examined in terms of historical, cultural, technological, and political factors. Emphasis on examples from Southern California. Cross-listed with AHS 021. Morton
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
URST 143. Urban Sociology. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 or consent of instructor. A comparative examination of metropolitan and other urban communities, with emphasis on processes of urbanization. Cross-listed with SOC 143.
URST 146. Urban Economic Problems. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 003 or consent of instructor. The application of economic principles to the major problems of the modern urban community, such as poverty, discrimination, deterioration of environment and housing problems. Programs for alleviation or solution. Cross-listed with ECON 146.
URST 172. Urban Politics and Policies. (4)
Lecture, three hours; term paper and extra readings, three hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing; POSC 010 or POSC 010H. A general analysis of urban politics in the United States. Topics include theories of urban politics, structure of political competition, leading political roles, and major policy problems. Cross- listed with POSC 172.
URST 182. Urban Problems. (4)
Lecture, three hours; term paper, three hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An interdisciplinary examination of selected urban problems such as civil disorders, transportation, housing, welfare, and planning. Cross-listed with HMDV 182 and SOC 182. Butler
URST 184. Modern Architecture. (4)
Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017C or AHS 021/URST 021 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Modern architecture and its sources from 1800. Cross-listed with AHS 184. Morton
URST 185. Architectural Theory from Vitruvius to Venturi. (4)
Lecture, three hours; individual study, three hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 017A or AHS 017B or AHS 017C or AHS 021/URST 021 or consent of instructor. History of architectural thought from Vitruvius to the present, with emphasis on the modern period. Surveys the major themes of architectural theory and investigates the relationship between ideas about architecture and architectural production. Cross-listed with AHS 185. Morton