Minor in Urban Studies and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning is an interdisciplinary field that influences the future of neighborhoods, cities, and rural and metropolitan areas in a systematic way.
A minor in Urban Studies & Planning gives you the tools to shape better communities. You’ll learn how cities work, tackle real-world issues like housing and sustainability, and gain skills in problem-solving, policy, and design.
HOW TO ADD A MINOR?
- Log in to the CSUN Student Portal, navigate to the Top Tools section, and click on the Student Center icon link.
- Within the Student Center, under the Academics heading, select "Change Major/Minor" from the drop-down menu.
- The URBS minor falls under the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
- To arrange an academic advisement appointment please call or email our office.
- For more information, visit: https://www.csun.edu/current-students/change-major-minor
Program Requirements (18 Units)
- All Urban Studies & Planning minors are required to complete 12 units of required courses and 6 units of electives.
A. Required Courses (12 units)
- URBS 150 Discover the City (3)
- URBS 250 Planning the Multiethnic City (3)
- or URBS 350 Cities of the Developing World (3)
- or URBS 380 Los Angeles: Past, Present, Future (3)
- URBS 300 Planning Theory (3)
- or URBS 345 The General Plan and Zoning (3)
- URBS 310 Growth and Sustainable Development of Cities (3)
B. Elective Courses (6 units)
- URBS 340A Quantitative Urban Research Methods (3)
- URBS 340B Qualitative Urban Research Methods (3)
- URBS 400 Planning for the Natural and Built Environment (3)
- URBS 415 The California Environmental Quality Act for Urban Planners (3)
- URBS 416 Urban Housing (3)
- URBS 425 Social Policy, Environmental Justice and the City (3)
- URBS 435 Planning for Community Development (3)
- URBS 460 Legal Foundations of Planning (3)
- URBS 480 Urban Transportation (3)
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS REQUIRED: 18
