Urban Studies
OVERVIEW
Established in 1976, our urban studies program enjoys an excellent reputation in the nation, and especially among the universities and colleges in Atlanta that offer urban studies and city and regional planning programs. Our program’s core introduces students to the field and prepares them for advanced work. We also offer two concentrations, urban management and urban planning.
Outcomes
Students who earn a degree in urban studies should be able to:
- Advance the state of the art of urban studies and planning education
- Recognize and determine the underlying structural systems of communities
- Foster planning in democratic societies by emphasizing public interest advocacy and political engagement
- Act as progressive change agents rather than as defenders of the status quo
- Respond to the users of planning services in public as well as the private sector
- Provide service to cities and the states by translating and applying urban studies training to the solution of specific community problems
Major Course of Study Requirements
Urban studies is made up of the core curriculum and two concentrations, urban management and urban planning.
Included in each concentration is an internship in the junior or senior year, which consists of onsite experiences where students apply classroom knowledge to real-world urban problems.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN URBAN STUDIES
General Education (Core) — 33-48 hours
Refer to the general education requirements for more information.
Urban Studies Major — 45 hours
- HUST 261 Introduction to Urban Studies
- HUST 262 Introduction to Urban Studies
- HPSC 251 National Government
- HPSC 252 State and Local Government
- HSOC 301 Social Statistics
- HSOC 305 Urban and Community Sociology
- HUST 361 Introduction to Urban Planning
- HUST 372 Urban Management and Policy Analysis
- HUST 401 Internship
- HUST 402 Internship
- HECO 404 Urban Economics
- HUST 490 Senior Seminar in Urban Planning and Management
Social Science Requirement
- HECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
- HECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics
Communication Requirement
- HCOM 351 Professional Communication
- HCOM 352 Communication in Small Groups and Teams
- HCOM 354 Intercultural Communication
CONCENTRATION IN URBAN PLANNING
- HECO 305 Economic Development
- HUST 362 Techniques of Urban Planning
- HUST 363/364 Urban Planning Workshop-GIS Applications
- HUST 413 Housing and Community Development
- HUST 420 Transportation Planning and Policy
- Oral Communication Effectiveness
CONCENTRATION IN URBAN MANAGEMENT
- HBUS 211 Principles of Accounting
- HUST 371 Introduction to Public Management
- HECO 406 Public Finance
- HUST 411 Financial Management
- HUST 413 Housing and Community Development
MINOR IN URBAN STUDIES
- HUST 261 Introduction to Urban Studies (Part I)
- HUST 262 Introduction to Urban Studies (Part II)
- HUST 361 Introduction to Urban Planning
- HUST 372 Urban Management and Policy Analysis
- HUST 420 Transportation Planning
- HUST 490 Senior Seminar in Urban Planning and Management
URBAN STUDIES FACULTY
Ebenezer O. Aka, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Urban Studies Program
B.A.C.R.P., M.A, geography and urban planning, University of Louisiana; M.C.R.P., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ph.D, urban planning, Texas A&M University
Wheeler, Room 319
(404) 681-7573
eaka@morehouse.edu
