Academic Programs
Urban and Regional Studies
Dr. Henry Way, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-2740
E-mail: wayha@jmu.edu
Web site: http://www.jmu.edu/cisat/minors/urs.html
The minor in urban and regional studies prepares students for careers or graduate training in government. While satisfying the B.A. or B.S. requirements of their chosen major, students may complement that major with a 24 credit hour minor in urban and regional studies drawn from the following courses.
| Required Courses | Credit Hours |
| ECON 475. Regional Economics | 3 |
| GEOG 376. Urban Geography | 3 |
| POSC 360. Urban Politics | 3 |
| SOCI 265. Sociology of the Community | 3 |
| Choose from the following1: | 12 |
| ECON 326. Public Finance | |
| ECON 340. Economics of Natural Resources | |
| FIN 210. Principles of Real Estate | |
| GEOG 315. Field Studies | |
| GEOL/GEOG 310A-D. Environmental Impact (2-3 credits) | |
| GEOL 340. Soil and Land Use | |
| POSC 302. State and Local Government | |
| POSC 495. Internship in Political Science (4 credits) | |
| SOCI 352. Birth, Death, Sex: Exploring Demography | |
| SOCI 361. Bureaucracy and Society | |
24 |
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1 Must be in a discipline other than the student's major.
