Portland-State-University 2023-2024 Bulletin

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

Degree Maps and Learning Outcomes

To view the degree maps and expected learning outcomes for the College of Urban and Public Affairs undergraduate degree, go to www.pdx.edu/academic-programs/a-z.

Program Requirements

Internship/field experience (4 credits)

Choose to perform your Internship/field experience requirement through the UPA 409 Practicum course, or an approved course from any participating academic unit to complete your senior or late junior year.

Dean's seminar (4 credits)

The Dean's seminar is to be completed in senior year.
UPA 425Urban and Public Affairs Seminar

4

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.
CCJ 340Crime Analysis

4

CCJ 380Criminal Justice Research

4

PHE 450Epidemiology

4

PS 495Topics in Specialized Research Methods for Political Science

4

Stat 243ZElementary Statistics I

4

USP 430Participatory Research Methods for Community Development

4

USP 440Critical Analysis of Community Data

4

USP 452GIS for Community Development

4

Elective courses (20 credits)

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

Required courses (24 credits)

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

CCJ 200Criminology and Criminal Justice

4

 

CCJ 230Policing in America

4

or

CCJ 240Punishment and Corrections

4

  

CCJ 330UCrime Control Strategies

4

PA 311UIntroduction to Civic Engagement

4

PA 312UFoundations of Community Leadership

4

PA 313UFundamentals of Public Service

4

 

PS 101United States Government

4

or

PS 102United States Politics

4

 

PS 204Comparative Politics

4

or

PS 205International Politics

4

 

PS 431State and Local Politics

4

USP 300UIntroduction to Urban Studies

4

USP 301UIntroduction to Community Development

4

USP 311UIntroduction to Urban Planning

4

PHE 350Health and Health Systems

4

PHE 446UHealth Equity and Social Justice

4

PHE 250Our Community: Our Health

4

Ec 201Principles of Microeconomics

4

Ec 202Principles of Macroeconomics

4

Ec 332UEconomics of Environmental Issues

4

Intl 201Introduction to International Studies

4

Intl 202The United States and the World

4

Intl 203International Development Strategies

4

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.