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Majors and Courses of InstructionUrban StudiesUrban Studies MajorAdvisor - Dr. Fusch, GeographyAlmost 80 percent of Americans live in cities, 30 percent in the 20 largest urban regions. Theurban studies major is a multi-disciplinary program dealing with the character and evolution ofcomplex urban systems, especially the city system of the United States. It is designed to stimulateinsights and to introduce students to urban problem-solving, urban planning, and public policyformation. The major integrates urban-oriented materials from the major divisions of knowledge:social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and the arts. It is a flexible program: students developa specific pattern of courses in consultation with the program advisor. The program helps studentsto be better urban citizens and prepares them for graduate study or employment. Students majoringin urban studies must complete a second major in a traditional course of study (e.g., , sociology,politics and government, economics, etc.).The major is comprised of 12-14 courses, including seven courses from the urban core (CategoryI below), one of which must be senior seminar/research URB 499; GEOG 380 may substitutefor this course; four from Categories I or II (below); and 1-3 units of off-campus study or workexperience as approved by the urban studies advisor. The Urban Studies Advisory Committee iscontinuously developing apprenticeship programs in Central Ohio and various other settings.The following offers opportunities: GLCA Philadelphia Urban Semester (see Off-Campus StudyPrograms in the previous chapter of this Catalog).Category I (Core Courses): URB 250, 499; GEOG 345, 353, 355, 370, 380; MATH 105 or 230;HIST 354, 376, 377, 378; PG 355, PG 356, PHIL 250; SOAN 352, 357, 359.Category II (Cognate Courses): CHEM 230; GEOG 347, 355; PHIL 233; PG 350, 352; SOAN279, 354, 356, 363.Courses 250. Human Values and the Urban Process (Fusch)An interdisciplinary orientation to the challenges of cities from a liberal arts perspective. Topicsinclude urban structure, history, land use, planning, imageability, and future alternatives as theyreflect human values. Classes include field experience, simulations, media presentations, lectures,and visiting practitioners, built on a discussion base. A major research project is completed by eachstudent. There are no prerequisites. The course is designed as an introduction for urban studiesmajors and the general student. S.490. Independent Study (Staff)491. Directed Readings (Staff)495. Apprenticeship (Staff)499. Seminar (Staff)Reading and research on selected topics of issue in urban studies. Open only to senior majors inurban studies or by permission of instructor. (GEOG 380 may substitute for this course; see listingsin Geography.)273