Urban and Public Affairs B.A./B.S.

Program Requirements

Internship/field experience (4 credits)

Choose an approved course from any participating academic unit to complete in senior year.

Dean's seminar (4 credits)

The Dean's seminar is to be completed in senior year.

Research skills course (4 credits)

Complete a pre-identified and approved research methods, statistics, or data analysis course from any of the participating academic units.

Required courses (24 credits)

Students must complete 6 courses representing at least 3 of the 7 academic disciplines listed below:

CCJ 200	Criminology and Criminal Justice	4
CCJ 230	Policing in America	4
	or
CCJ 240	Punishment and Corrections	4
CCJ 330U	Crime Control Strategies	4
PA 311U	Introduction to Civic Engagement	4
PA 312U	Foundations of Community Leadership	4
PA 313U	Fundamentals of Public Service	4
PS 101	United States Government	4
	or
PS 102	United States Politics	4
PS 204	Comparative Politics	4
	or
PS 205	International Politics	4
PS 431	State and Local Politics	4
USP 300U	Introduction to Urban Studies	4
USP 301	Introduction to Community Development	4
USP 311U	Introduction to Urban Planning	4
PHE 350	Health and Health Systems	4
PHE 446U	Community Health Principles and Practices	4
PHE 250	Our Community: Our Health	4
Ec 201	Principles of Microeconomics	4
Ec 202	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
Ec 332U	Economics of Environmental Issues	4
Intl 201	Introduction to International Studies	4
Intl 396	The United States and the World	4
Intl 397	US Policy and International Development	4

Elective courses (20 credits)

Choose 5 courses with no more than 3 courses from CCJ, PA, PS, USP, PHE, Ec, or Intl. All of the 20 required credits must be from upper-division (300- or 400-level) courses.

Total Credit Hours: 56

Students will be expected to receive a "C" or better in all required coursework. At least 9 upper-division courses must be taken as part of the 56 credits; further, at least 24 of the required 56 credits must be taken at PSU.