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Approved Urban Studies Courses for Fall 2011 | |||||||
| Title | Course | Day | Time | Instructor | |||
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| Theory | |||||||
| Cities, Suburbs, and Beyond | Socl 234 | MWF | 11:30-12:20 | C. Gillis | |||
| Research | |||||||
| Naturalistic Mthds of Cmun Research | Comm 365 | MWF | 2:45-3:35 | B. Vanacker | |||
| Obs/Measuring Communicatn Behavior | Comm 366 | TTh | 2:30-3:45 | D. Kamerer | |||
| Criminal Justice Research | Crmj 315 | MWF | 9:20-10:10 | L. Stalans | |||
| Criminal Justice Research | Crmj 315 | Th | 4:15-6:45 | Staff | |||
| Research Methods in Psychology | Psyc 306 | Multiple sections | Staff | ||||
| Methods of Social Research | Socl 206 | MWF | 11:30-12:20 | Staff | |||
| Introduction to Social Research | Sowk 390 | TTh | 8:30-9:45 | Staff | |||
| Urban Semester (both taken simultaneously at CURL) Junior Standing Required. Contact David Van Zytveld for registration | |||||||
| Urban Seminar (fulfills core value in civic engagement) | Socl 335/ Plsc 335 |
W | 1:40-5:15 | C. George | |||
| Urban Studies Research | Urb 397/ Plsc 397 | W | 1:40-5:15 | D. VanZytveld | |||
| Elective Topics | |||||||
| Feature and Opinion Writing | Comm 262 | Th | 7 :00-9:30 | J. Slania | |||
| Journalism and Race | Comm 341 | TTh | 10-11 :15 | N. Wycliff | |||
| The History of Chicago | Hist 385 | MWF | 11:30-12:30 | H. Platt | |||
| A Tale of Cities : American Urbanizatn* | Honr 203 | Th | 4:15-6:45 | T. Larnell | |||
| Crime, Race, Violence | Plsc/Crmj372 | M | 7:00-9:30 | R. Miller | |||
| Environmental Politics | Plsc 392 | TTh | 10 -11 :15 | J. Frendreis | |||
| Policy Design and Analysis** | Mpp 400 | T | 4:15-6:45 | A. Steinacker | |||
| Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis | Socl 125 | MWF | 12:35-1:25 | Staff | |||
| Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis | Socl 125 | Tu | 4:15-6:45 | E. Wedam | |||
| Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis | Socl 125 | W | 4:15-6:45 | K. Guenther | |||
| Social Welfare Policy and Services I | Sowk 201 | TTh | 11:30-12:45 | J. Sokolec | |||
| Social Welfare Policy and Services I | Sowk 201 | M | 7:00-9:30 | B. Crawley | |||
| Community Based Rsch & Learning** | Univ 291 | T | 4:15-6:45 | P. Green | |||
*Open only to students in the CAS Honors Program
**Open to seniors – See David Van Zytveld for registration
***Open to members of the Urban Issues Learning Community—See David Van Zytveld for more information
Fulfills Civic Engagement Value Requirement of Core Curriculum