Urban Studies Certificate

The Urban Studies Certificate, housed in the Department of Geography, takes an interdisciplinary approach. Students take a core of courses in Geography and take courses from one of two concentrations (Urban Theory and Practice or Applied Urban Geography). For further information, go to the Geography department website.

This certificate is state supported.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree, which may be earned concurrently.
Consultation with the certificate advisor in the Geography Department.

A minimum of 23 units distributed as follows:

Core requirements (6 units):

Take the following courses:

GEOG 301 - The Urban Scene (3 units)
Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirement, one or more Exploration courses, and upper division standing.
GEOG 469 - Cities and Social Justice (3 units)
Prerequisite: GEOG 100 , GEOG 120 , or GEOG 160 or GEOG 301 or consent of instructor; GEOG 360 recommended.
or
GEOG 569 - Cities and Social Justice (3 units)

Concentration Requirement (minimum 17 units)

Choose One Option:

Concentration A - Urban Planning:

Take one from each category:

Planning Course:

GEOG 446 - Land Use Planning (3 units)

GIS Course:

GEOG 485 - Principles of Geographic Information Science (4 units) *
or
GEOG 585 - Principles of Geographic Information Science (4 units) *
or
GEOG 371 - Geospatial Science for Health (3 units) *
or
GEOG 471 - Geographic Information Science (GISci) for Justice (3 units)

Note

*GEOG 485 /GEOG 585 prerequisite: GEOG 280 or GEOG 371 or GEOG 471 or GEOG 481 . GEOG 280 and GEOG 481 do not count toward the Certificate.

Policy Course:

GEOG 467 - Urban Geography: Metropolitan Problems and Solutions (3 units)
or
GEOG 567 - Urban Geography: Metropolitan Problems and Solutions (3 units)
or
CAFF 322 - Family Housing and the Urban Community (3 units)
or
CAFF 422 - Housing Policies: Public and Private (3 units)

Applications course:

GEOG 487B - Urban GIS (4 units)
or
GEOG 587B - Urban GIS (4 units)
or
GEOG 488 - Geographic Information Science (GIS) Programming (4 units)
or
GEOG 588 - Geographic Information Science (GIS) Programming (4 units)
or
GEOG 492 - Applied Internship (3 units)

Electives:

as needed to reach 23 units total. Any course listed above or any of the following:

CHLS 320 - Wealth and Poverty in Latino Communities (3 units)
CHLS 421 - Street Gangs in Comparative Perspective (3 units)
HIST 474 - The History and Culture of American Cities (3 units)
POSC 327 - Urban Politics (3 units)
DESN 367 - History and Theory of Architecture (3 units)
GEOG 452 - Geography of Globalization (3 units)
GEOG 462 - Gender, Place and Culture (3 units)
GEOG 464 - Urban Geography: Sustainable Cities (3 units)
or
GEOG 564 - Urban Geography: Sustainable Cities (3 units)
GEOG 465 - Social Geography (3 units)
GEOG 468 - World Cities/Cities of the World (3 units)

Concentration B - Urban Theory and Praxis:

Two courses from the following:

Place, Space, and Power:

POSC 327 - Urban Politics (3 units)
CHLS 421 - Street Gangs in Comparative Perspective (3 units)
GEOG 452 - Geography of Globalization (3 units)
GEOG 462 - Gender, Place and Culture (3 units)
or
GEOG 562 - Gender, Place and Culture (3 units)
GEOG 465 - Social Geography (3 units)
or
GEOG 565 - Social Geography (3 units)
or
GEOG 469 - Cities and Social Justice (3 units)
or
GEOG 569 - Cities and Social Justice (3 units)
or
GEOG 471 - Geographic Information Science (GISci) for Justice (3 units)

One from each of the following:

Electives:

Additional courses as needed from either concentration

Urban Studies Certificate

Requirements

A minimum of 23 units distributed as follows:

Core requirements (6 units):

Take the following courses:

Concentration Requirement (minimum 17 units)

Concentration A - Urban Planning:

Planning Course:

GIS Course:

Note

Policy Course:

Applications course:

Electives:

Concentration B - Urban Theory and Praxis:

Two courses from the following:

Place, Space, and Power:

One from each of the following:

Policy:

Community Development:

Planning or Design:

Electives: