Urban Studies
7. Uses Los Angeles to provide students with a familiarity with various people, institutions, organizations, and programs that relate to their ultimate career goals in such areas as ministry, social services, community development, etc.
Faculty
216
Brad Christerson, Ph.D.
Acting Chair
Urban Studies
Callis
Professor
Degree Program A Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements. The urban studies major requires the completion of 30 units, 15 of which are required core courses. An additional 15 units must be taken from courses within the Social Science Group and the Art and Culture Group, with a minimum of 3 units from each group.
Christerson, McMahan, Rood
Associate Professors
Johnson
Assistant Professor
Mission
The Urban Studies major is an interdisciplinary program focused on the institutions, culture, and social environments of the city. A Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements. The urban studies major requires the completion of 30 units, 15 of which are required core courses. Core courses include offerings from the departments of Sociology, Art, History, Government, and Social Science, and the School of Intercultural Studies. An additional 15 units must be taken from courses within the Social Science Group and the Art and Culture Group, with a minimum of 3 units from each group.
All students in the urban studies major are required to take BBST 465, Theology of the City, as a Bible elective.
Note:
Urban Studies Core Students are required to take 15 units from the following:
Urban Sociology
Units: 3
SOCI 346
Los Angeles in Social & Cultural Context
Units: 3
SOCI 347
The Postmodern Metropolis
Units: 3
SOCI 375
or
Interdisciplinary Investigations
Units: 3
ARTS 434
The History of the City
Units: 3
HIST 418
Urban Research
Units: 3
INCS 457
Learning Outcomes
Additional Units An additional 15 units must be taken from courses within the Social Science Group and the Art and Culture Group, with a minimum of 3 units in each.
The Urban Studies Program:
1. Develops the ability of our students to understand the urban environment in a systematic way: socially, culturally, theologically, and ecologically. 2. Will provide opportunities for students to develop professional relationships with different social, cultural, and ministry agencies in Los Angeles. 3. Will provide and encourage a critically informed and Christian response to the development of the city as a central human organizing institution. 4. Utilizes a wealth of field research and experiential learning opportunities to deepen students’ understanding of the 21st century global city.
Social Science Group (minimum of 3 units)
Ethnic & Minority Groups
Units: 3
SOCI 342
Social Inequality: Race, Class & Gender
Units: 3
SOCI 352
Religion in the City
Units: 3
SOCI 354
Community Development Models & Strategies Units: 3
INCS 433
Special Topics on Middle Eastern History
Units: 3
HIST 443
5. Helps students to develop field research abilities through the field research requirements of this course.
6. Provides students with a broader perspective to understand the social and cultural heritage of urban settings, and to understand how this affects their lives and the lives of urban inhabitants.
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