UCSD Urban Studies and Planning

Urban Studies and Planning
Major Curriculum

Lower-Division Requirements:
4 courses required

PoliSci 30: Political Inquiry
(can substitute Psychology 60: Introduction to Statistics or
Sociology L/60 The Practice of Social Research for Political Science 30)
USP 1: History of U.S. Urban Communities
USP 2: Urban World System
USP 3: The City and Social Theory

Upper-Division Requirements:
12 courses required

Three Foundation Courses from the following six courses

USP 102: Urban Economics (ECON 135)
USP 103: American City in the Twentieth Century (HIUS 148)
(USP 165/HIUS 147 History of American Suburbs may substitute for USP 103)
USP 104: Ethnic Diversity and the City (ETHN 105)
USP 105: Urban Sociology (SOC C/153)
USP 107: Urban Politics (PoliSci 102E)
USP 124: Land Use Planning
(USP 173: History of Urban Planning and Design may be substituted for USP 124)

One Research Methods Course from the following five courses
Methods course should be taken junior year

USP 125: The Design of Social Research
USP 129: Research Methods: Studying Racial and Ethnic Communities (ETHN 190)
USP 130: Field Work in Racial and Ethnic Communities (ETHN 107)
USP 191: Geographical Information Systems for Urban and Community Planning
USP 193: San Diego Community Research

The Senior Sequence

USP 186: Senior Sequence Research Proposal (6 units)
USP 187: Senior Sequence Research Project (6 units)

Electives

USP 190: Senior Honors Seminar (4 units)

USP 194: Research Seminar in D.C. (4 units)

Six Upper-Division Elective Courses

Students are encouraged to pick an “area of concentration,” and choose upper-division electives listed under that cluster. Students may also define their own “area of concentration” and design an appropriate curriculum drawn from courses offered by USP and other related departments.

Urban/Regional Policy and Planning

USP 100: Introduction to Urban Planning
USP 101/Political Science 160AA: Introduction to Policy Analysis
USP 102/Economics 135: Urban Economics
USP 107/Political Science 102E: Urban Politics
USP 109/Political Science 103A: California Government and Politics
USP 110/Political Science 102J: Advanced Topics in Urban Politics
USP 111/Political Science 102JJ: Advanced Topics in Urban Politics
USP 113/Political Science 103B: Politics and Policymaking in Los Angeles
USP 115/Political Science 103C: Politics and Policymaking in San Diego
USP 116: California Local Government: Finance and Administration
USP 124: Land Use Planning
USP 133/Sociology C/152: Social Inequality and Public Policy
USP 137: Housing and Community Development and Practice
USP 170: Sustainable Planning
USP 171: Sustainable Development
USP 173: History of Urban Planning and Design
USP 174: Regional Governance and Planning Reconsidered
USP 180: Transportation Planning
USP 181: Public Transportation
USP 191: GIS for Urban and Community Planning
USP 193: San Diego Community Research
Anthropology(ANBI) 132/Biology (BIEB) 176: Conservation and the Human Predicament
Economics 116: Economic Development
Economics 130: Public Policy
Economics 131: Economics of the Environment
Economics 139: Labor Economics
Economics 150: Economics of the Public Sector: Taxation
Economics 151: Economics of the Public Sector: Expenditures
Economics 155: Political Economics
Environment Studies 102: Selected Topics in Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies 130: Environmental Issues: Social Sciences
Political Science 160AB: Introduction to Policy Analysis
Political Science 162: Environmental Policy
Political Science 168: Policy Assessment
Sociology B/146: Law Enforcement in America
Sociology C/121: Economy and Society
Sociology C/155: The City of San Diego
Sociology C/180: Social Movements and Social Protest
Sociology D/169: Citizenship, Community and Culture
Sociology D/179: Social Change

Urban Design/Built Environment

USP 103/History (HIUS) 148: American Cities in the Twentieth Century
USP 124: Land Use Planning
USP 137: Housing and Community Development and Practice
USP 165/History (HIUS) 147: History of the American Suburb
USP 170: Sustainable Planning
USP 171: Sustainable Development
USP 173: History of Urban Planning and Design
USP 174: Regional Governance and Planning Reconsidered
USP 177: Urban Design Practicum
USP 178: Urban Design for Redevelopment
USP 179: Urban Design, Theory, and Practice
USP 180: Transportation Planning
USP 191: GIS for Urban and Community Planning
USP 193: San Diego Community Research
Environmental Studies 102: Selected Topics in Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies 110: Environmental Law
Environmental Studies 130: Environmental Issues: Social Sciences
Ethnic Studies 103: Environmental Racism
Ethnic Studies 104: Race, Space, and Segregation
History (HISC) 172: Building America: Technology, Culture, and the Built Environment in the U.S.
Political Science 125A: Communities and the Environment
Political Science 162: Environmental Policy
Visual Arts 110G: The Natural and Altered Environment
Visual Arts 111: Structure of Art

Health, Social Services, and Education

USP 101/Political Science 160AA: Introduction to Policy Analysis
USP 133/Sociology C/152: Social Inequality and Public Policy
USP 143: The U.S. Health Care System
USP 144: Environmental and Preventive Health Issues
USP 145: Aging-Social and Health Policy Issues
USP 147: Case Studies in Health Care Programs/Poor and Underserved Populations
Economics 130: Public Policy
Economics 139: Labor Economics
Economics 150: Economics of the Public Sector: Taxation
Economics 151: Economics of the Public Sector: Expenditures
Economics 155: Political Economics
Education Studies 130: Introduction to Academic Mentoring of Elementary/School Students
Ethnic Studies 142: Medicine, Race, and the Global Politics of Inequality
Philosophy 163: Biomedical Ethics
Political Science 168: Policy Assessment
Psychology 104: Introduction in Social Psychology
Psychology 186: Psychology and Social Policy
Sociology B/112: Social Psychology
Sociology B117/EDS117: Language, Culture, and Education
Sociology C123: Sociology of Work
Sociology C126/EDS 126: Social Organization of Education
Sociology C/132: Gender and Work
Sociology C/135: Medical Sociology
Sociology C/136A: Sociology of Mental Illness: An Historical Approach
Sociology C/136B: Sociology of Mental Illness in Contemporary Society
Sociology C/141: Crime and Society
Sociology C/159: Special Topics in Social Organizations and Institutions

Urban Diversity

USP 104/Ethnic Studies 105: Ethnic Diversity and the City
USP 129/Ethnic Studies 190: Research Methods: Studying Racial and Ethnic Communities
USP 130/Ethnic Studies 107: Field Work in Racial and Ethnic Communities
USP 132/Ethnic Studies 188: African Americans, Religion, and the City
USP 135/Ethnic Studies 129: Asian and Latina Workers in the Global Economy
Anthropology (ANSC) 131: Urban Cultures in Latin America
Ethnic Studies 118: Contemporary Immigration Issues
Ethnic Studies 121: Contemporary Asian-American History
Ethnic Studies 123: Asian-American Politics
Ethnic Studies 131/History (HIUS) 159: Social and Economic History of the Southwest II
Ethnic Studies 151: Ethnic Politics in America
Ethnic Studies 161: Black Politics and Protest Since 1941
Ethnic Studies 184: Black Intellectuals in the 20th Century
History (HILA) 115: The Latin American City, a History
History (HILA) 121: History of Brazil
History (HIUS) 114: California History
History (HIUS) 117: History of Los Angeles
History (HIUS) 180/Ethnic Studies 134: Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern American Society
Political Science 100H: Race and Ethnicity in American Politics
Political Science 100J: Race in American Political Development
Political Science 105A: Latino Politics in the U.S.
Political Science 150A: Politics of Immigration
Sociology A/100: Classical Sociological Theory
Sociology B/125: Sociology of Immigration
Sociology C/139: Social Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender
Sociology C/144: Forms of Social Control
Sociology C/148: Political Sociology
Sociology C/148L: Inequality and Jobs
Sociology D/151: Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations

Cities in Historical and Comparative Perspectives

USP 103/History (HIUS) 148: American Cities in the Twentieth Century
USP 105/Sociology C/153: Urban Sociology
USP 107/Political Science 102E: Urban Politics
USP 165/History (HIUS) 147: History of the American Suburb
USP 166: History of San Diego
USP 173: History of Urban Planning and Design
Anthropology (ANSC) 131: Urban Cultures in Latin America
Economics 116: Economic Development
Ethnic Studies 121: Contemporary Asian-American History
Ethnic Studies 131/History (HIUS) 159: Social and Economic History of the Southwest II
History (HIEU) 129: Paris, Past and Present
History (HILA) 115: The Latin American City, a History
History (HILA) 121: History of Brazil
History (HIUS) 114: California History
History (HIUS) 117: History of Los Angeles
History (HIUS) 124/ETHN 125: Asian American History
History (HIUS) 139: African-American History in the Twentieth Century
History (HIUS) 140/Economics158A: Economic History of the United States I
History (HIUS) 141/Economics 158B: Economic History of the United States II
History (HIUS) 154: Western Environmental History

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