Urban Studies
U rban S tudies
Art and Culture group, with a minimum of 3 credits from each group. A description of each course can be found in the individual departmental sections of the catalog. General Education Requirements All students in the urban studies major are required to take the following course as a Bible elective:
Faculty
Brad Christerson, Ph.D.
Acting Chair:
Callis, Christerson McMahan, Rood
Professor:
Associate Professors: Assistant Professor:
Johnson
Integration Seminar
Credit(s): 3.
BBST 465
Integration Seminar: Theology of the City
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 credits, 15 of which are required core courses. Core courses include offerings from the departments of Sociology; Art; History and Political Science; and the Cook School of Intercultural Studies. An additional 15 credits must be taken from courses within the Social Science Group and the Art and Culture Group, with a minimum of 3 credits from each group. Learning Outcomes The Urban Studies Program: • Develops the ability of our students to understand the urban environment in a systematic way: socially, culturally, theologically, and ecologically. • Will provide opportunities for students to develop professional relationships with different social, cultural, and ministry agencies in Los Angeles. • Will provide and encourage a critically informed and Christian response to the development of the city as a central human organizing institution. • Utilizes a wealth of field research and experiential learning opportunities to deepen students’ understanding of the 21st century global city. • Helps students to develop field research abilities through the field research requirements of this major. • 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. • 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.
Core Requirements Students are required to take 12 credits from the following:
Urban Sociology
Credit(s): 3.
SOCI 346 SOCI 347
Los Angeles in Social and Cultural Context
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
Urban Research
INCS 457
And
The Postmodern Metropolis
Credit(s): 3.
SOCI 375 OR SOCI 354 OR ARTS 434
Religion in the City
Credit(s): 3.
Interdisciplinary Investigations
Credit(s): 3.
Elective Requirements An additional 18 credits must be taken from courses within the Social Science group and the Art and Culture group, with a minimum of 3 credits in each.
Social Science Choose 3-15 credits from the following: SOCI 342 Ethnic and Minority Groups
Credit(s): 3.
Social Inequality: Race, Class and Gender Religion in the City Community Development Models and Strategies The History of the City Special Topics on Middle Eastern History
SOCI 352
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
SOCI 354 INCS 433
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
HIST 418 HIST 443
Credit(s): 3.
Art and Culture Choose 3-12 credits from the following: ENGL 230 Literature in Context
Credit(s): 3.
ENGL 230 may be taken as Lit in Context: Ethnic American Literature and/or Literature of Los Angeles. CNMA 104 History of Cinema
Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3. Credit(s): 3.
Advanced Studies in Criticism Modernity: Realism to Surrealism
CNMA 320 ARTS 311 ARTS 315 ARTS 410 ARTS 450 ARTS 462 ARTS 464
Contemporary Art Trends
Seminar in Art
Credit(s): 1 - 6.
Internship
Credit(s): 3.
Advanced Studio Practicum Advanced Studio Practicum
Credit(s): 1 - 3. Credit(s): 1 - 3.
Urban Studies, B.A. 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 credits, 12 of which are required core courses. An additional 18 credits must be taken from courses within the Social Science group and the
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