School of Liberal Arts: Urban Studies
2008-2009 Academic Year
531
Office:
Partnership for the Transformation of the Urban Community
100 Newcomb Hall
Phone:
504-862-3680
Fax:
504-862-3681
Website:
http://www.ptuc.tulane.edu/undergrad_urbanStudies.htm
Program Administrator:
Joel A. Devine (Ph.D., Indiana), Sociology
Affiliated Faculty
Fred Butell (Ph.D., Alabama), Social Work
Richard Campanella (MA., Geography, LSU), Center for Bioenvironmental
Research
Kevin Gotham (Ph.D., Kansas), Sociology
Shayne Lee (Ph.D., Northwestern), Sociology, African & Diaspora Studies
Ana M. López (Ph.D., Iowa), Communication, Latin American Studies
Loretta Pyles (Ph.D., Kansas), Social Work
Carol McMichael Reese (Ph.D., Texas), Architecture
Thomas F. Reese (Ph.D., Yale), Art History, Latin American Studies
Allison Truitt (Ph.D., Cornell), Anthropology
The Urban Studies minor is intended for any undergraduate student seeking to
develop a multi-disciplinary but focused exploration of cities, urban life and
artifacts, and the design and organization of urban space and experience. It is
designed to complement pursuit of any major(s) throughout the Liberal Arts,
Science and Engineering, Architecture, Public Health, and Business and offers an
excellent academic supplement to pre-professional training for many areas of law,
social work, and medicine.
Six courses (minimum of 18 credits) are required for the minor in Urban Studies
which includes URST 201 ("The City I") and URST 202 ("The City II") plus four
additional electives from among approved urban courses (see list below).
Students must ensure that at least one elective course (3 credits) is at the 300 level
or higher and that elective courses are drawn at least two departments, programs,
or schools.
* Any course in which a student earns less than C- does not count toward
fulfillment of the minor program. Students must achieve a C average across all
required coursework.