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Minor in Urban Studies and Planning

The minor in Urban Studies and Planning is an interdisciplinary program designed to develop analytical and problem-solving skills for careers in the public and private sectors that involve community-building and developing healthy urban areas. The minor provides students with a general awareness and understanding of planning as part of the public policy process, decision-making and land management. In the private sector, such skills are essential to proper resource management and competitiveness. The minor is in the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, and will complement an array of careers including business, engineering, environmental sciences, law enforcement, public health and technology.

The minor also has a non-mandatory mini externship initiative. The purpose of the externship/job shadowing program is to allow students who have declared the minor in Urban Studies and Planning, and have successfully completed nine USP semester hours, to shadow/observe a professional conducting a planning function. This initiative is designed to provide a clear understanding of the role of planning in various careers

 

Students obtaining a minor in Urban Studies and Planning are required to take and satisfactorily complete fifteen semester hours which must include two core courses:

Suggested three elective courses include:

If you are interested in the Minor in Urban Studies and Planning, please contact:

Dr. Philip Omunga

Social Science Building 216

912-358-3216

omungap@savannahstate.edu

Students minoring in Urban Studies and Planning have an option for the fast track admission to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Savannah State University. Undergraduate students who have completed all degree requirements for graduation and fifteen semester hours of the minor in Urban Studies and Planning and receive a GPA of 3.0 in two core classes of the minor in Urban Studies and Planning (POLS 3811 Introduction to Urban Planning and POLS 3813 Urban Politics) are eligible for the fast track admission to the MPA program. The application requirements for the fast track admission are as follows:

For more information about the MPA program with a track in Urban Management, please contact Dr. Philip Omunga at omungap@savannahstate.edu