Urban Studies - Arts

The Department of Geography and the Urban Studies program also offer a Specialized Honours degree in geography and urban studies; for details see the Geography and Urban Studies section.

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 54 credits in urban studies including the following:

• AS/SOSC 2710 9.00;
• AS/SOSC 2730 6.00;
• AS/SOSC 3700 6.00;
• 18 credits chosen from the urban studies list of courses, including at least 12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level;
• AS/SOSC 4700 6.00, and at least 12 further credits at the 4000 level chosen from the list of urban studies courses.

Honours BA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits in urban studies including the following:

• AS/SOSC 2710 9.00;
• AS/SOSC 2730 6.00;
• AS/SOSC 3700 6.00, and at least 12 further credits chosen from the urban studies list of courses, including at least six credits at the 3000 or 4000 level;
• AS/SOSC 4700 6.00, and at least six further credits at the 4000 level chosen from the list of urban studies courses.

Honours iBA Program

Students will take at least 42 credits in urban studies including the following:

• AS/SOSC 2710 9.00;
• AS/SOSC 2730 6.00;
• AS/SOSC 3700 6.00, and at least 12 further credits chosen from the urban studies list of courses, including at least six credits at the 3000 or 4000 level;
• AS/SOSC 4700 6.00, and at least six further credits at the 4000 level chosen from the list of urban studies courses.

In addition, students in the Honours iBA program must fulfill the following requirements:

• at least 18 credits of language study in one of the modern languages offered by York University, including the Advanced I university-level course in the chosen language;
• at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses chosen outside the major;
• at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at one of York University's exchange partners.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

Urban studies may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in urban studies and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet urban studies requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in urban studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

The 36 credits in urban studies must include:

• AS/SOSC 2710 9.00 or AS/SOSC 2730 6.00;
• AS/SOSC 3700 6.00;
• AS/SOSC 4700 6.00;
• at least 18 further credits from the list of urban studies courses.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

Honours Major/Minor iBA Program

The Honours iBA program in Urban Studies described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

The Honours Minor in urban studies comprises at least 30 credits including the following:

• AS/SOSC 2710 9.00 or AS/SOSC 2730 6.00;
• AS/SOSC 3700 6.00;
• AS/SOSC 4700 6.00;
• 12 additional credits chosen from the list of urban studies courses, including at least six credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours Major or Specialized Honours Major.

BA Program

Students will take at least 30 credits including the following:

• AS/SOSC 2710 9.00 or AS/SOSC 2730 6.00;
• 12 credits chosen from: AS/SOSC 3700 6.00, AS/SOSC 3710 6.00, AS/SOSC 3730 6.00, AS/SOSC 3745 3.00, AS/SOSC 3746 3.00, AS/SOSC 3760 6.00, AS/SOSC 3770 3.00 or AS/SOSC 3791 3.00;
• 12 additional credits chosen from the urban studies list of courses.

Urban Studies Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

With the approval of the program coordinator, and subject to course exclusion and in-Faculty regulations, students may complete other courses for program credit in urban studies.

Note: Faculty of Arts urban studies majors may not take AK/URST 2410 6.00 for major or minor credit in urban studies.

Note: For purposes of meeting program requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits towards the major or minor.

AS/ANTH 3020 6.00
AS/ECON 3230 3.00
AS/ECON 4279 3.00
AS/EN 4144 6.00
AS/GEOG 2300 6.00
AS/GEOG 3080 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/HIST 3890 3.00)
AS/GEOG 3120 6.00
AS/GEOG 4040 6.00
AS/GEOG 4090 3.00
AS/GEOG 4170 3.00
AS/GEOG 4220 3.00
AS/GEOG 4240 3.00
AS/GEOG 4260 3.00
AS/GEOG 4280 3.00
AS/GEOG 4380 3.00
AS/GEOG 4900 3.00
AS/HIST 1005 6.00
AS/HIST 1015 6.00
AS/HIST 3775 3.00
AS/HIST 3776 3.00
AS/HIST 4530 6.00
AS/HIST 4550 6.00
AS/HIST 4770 6.00
AS/POLS 3110 3.00
AS/POLS 3410 3.00
AS/POLS 4110 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/SOSC 4720 3.00)
AS/POLS 4151 3.00
HH/PSYC 3450 3.00
HH/PSYC 4090 6.00
AS/SOCI 3420 6.00
AS/SOCI 3430 6.00
AS/SOCI 3450 6.00
AS/SOCI 3830 6.00
AS/SOCI 4055 6.00
AS/SOCI 4120 6.00
AS/SOCI 4430 3.00
AS/SOSC 1731 9.00
AS/SOSC 1740 9.00
AS/SOSC 2710 9.00
AS/SOSC 2730 6.00
AS/SOSC 3700 6.00
AS/SOSC 3710 6.00
AS/SOSC 3730 6.00
AS/SOSC 3741 3.00
AS/SOSC 3742 3.00
AS/SOSC 3744 3.00
AS/SOSC 3745 3.00
AS/SOSC 3746 3.00
AS/SOSC 3760 6.00
AS/SOSC 3770 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/GEOG 3770 3.00)
AS/SOSC 4700 6.00
AS/SOSC 4710 6.00
AS/SOSC 4711 6.00
AK/AS/GL/WMST 3505 3.00 (cross-listed to: AS/SOSC 3791 3.00, GL/SOSC 3617 3.00)
AK/ECON 3640 3.00
AK/GEOG 3400 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/SOCI 3400 6.00)
AK/GEOG 3430 6.00
AK/GEOG 3510 6.00
AK/GEOG 3650 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/GEOG 3650 6.00)
AK/GEOG 4130 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/URST 4130 6.00)
AK/GEOG 4180 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/URST 4180 6.00)
AK/URST 2420 6.00
AK/URST 3420 6.00
AK/URST 3430 6.00
AK/URST 3440 6.00
ES/ENVS 2200 6.00
ES/ENVS 3160 3.00
ES/ENVS 3225 3.00
ES/ENVS 3226 3.00
ES/ENVS 3740 3.00
ES/ENVS 4161 3.00
ES/ENVS 4210 3.00
ES/ENVS 4220 3.00
ES/ENVS 4225 3.00
ES/ENVS 4226 3.00
ES/ENVS 4750 3.00
ES/ENVS 4800Q 3.00
FA/VISA 2110 6.00
FA/VISA 3710 6.00
FA/VISA 3950 3.00
FA/VISA 4410 3.00
FA/VISA 4720G 3.00

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts