GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
Urban Studies Options
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning is an active participant in the university's General Education program: Urban Studies courses are included in both Segment II and Segment III.
Segment II, Arts and Sciences Core
Segment II requires students to take a minimum of 9 units in three areas of knowledge: Physical and Biological Sciences, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Humanities and Creative Arts. The Department of Urban Studies and Planning offers one courses in Category B of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Area:
USP 200 Changing Cities (3)
Segment III, Relationships of Knowledge
Segment III requires students to take 9 units in upper division courses which are organized into clusters covering a wide variety of topics. These upper division courses may be taken no sooner than the semester in which the student achieves upper division status. At least one of the courses must meet the Cultural, Ethnic and Social Diversity requirement; courses meeting that requirement are designated by a CESD following the course title. In addition, at least one course in the cluster chosen must be outside the major department and may not be counted toward the graduation requirements in the major.
Following is a list of clusters in which the Department of Urban Studies and Planning participates and course numbers for courses which are included in those clusters. For a complete list of current requirements for each of these clusters, please consult the course schedule or the SFSU Bulletin. (PDF copy of the list below.)
California Cultures & Environments
GEOG/USP 651: SF Bay Area Environmental Issues
Dynamics of the City
HIST 489/USP 400: Dynamics of the American City (CESD)
GEOG/USP 432: Urban Geography
USP 530: Alternative Urban Futures (CESD)
PLSI/USP 580: Housing Policy & Planning (CESD)
Exploring the Future: Next 20 Years
USP 514: Sustainable Development in Cities
USP 530: Alternative Urban Futures (CESD)
Family Dynamics & Societal Change
USP 565: Social Policy and the Family (CESD)
Globalization & Citizenship in Americas
SOC 480/USP 470: City in a Global Society (CESD)
Health Care Policy
LABR/PLSI/USP 570: Urban Health Policy (CESD)
Integrating the Social Sciences
HIST 489/USP 400: Dynamics of the American City (CESD)
Making Cities Humane
HIST 489/USP 400: Dynamics of the American City (CESD)
SOC 480/USP 470: City in Global Society
GEOG 667/USP 515: Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the
Environment (CESD)
ECON/USP 535: Urban Economics
ANTH/USP 555: Urban Anthropology
PLSI/USP 560: Urban Poverty & Policy (CESD)
USP 565: Social Policy and the Family (CESD)
LABR/PLSI/USP 570: Urban Health Policy (CESD)
H ED/USP 582: Homelessness and Public Policy (CESD)
PLSI/SW/USP 660: Roles of Non-Profit Organizations in Urban Life
Planning the Urban Environment
HIST 489/USP 400: Dynamics of the American City (CESD)
GEOG/USP 433: Urban Transportation
GEOG 668/PLSI/USP 513: Politics, Law and the Urban Environment
USP 514: Sustainable Development in Cities
GEOG 667/USP 515: Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the
Environment (CESD)
PLSI/USP 580: Housing Policy & Planning (CESD)
Preservation of a Livable Environment
GEOG/USP 651: SF Bay Area Environmental Issues
Understanding Public Policy
GEOG/USP 433: Urban Transportation
PLSI/USP 480: Into to Urban Policy & Analysis
GEOG 667/USP 515: Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty, and the
Environment (CESD)
USP 530: Alternative Urban Futures (CESD)
PLSI/USP 560: Urban Poverty and Policy (CESD)
USP 565: Social Policy and Family Systems (CESD)
LABR/PLSI/USP 570: Urban Health Policy (CESD)
PLSI/USP 580: Housing Policy & Planning (CESD)
