B.A. in Urban Community Change

College of Arts and Humanities
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Academic Foundations
First Year Experience requirement4
English Composition requirement6-7
Mathematics requirement3-4
Interdisciplinary requirement3
Diverse Communities requirement3
Ethics requirement 3
Distributed Disciplinary Foundations
Science requirement6-8
Behavioral & Social Science requirement6
Humanities requirement6
Arts requirement3
ADDITIONAL BACCALAUREATE REQUIREMENTS
University Requirements
Writing Emphasis requirement9
Speaking Emphasis requirement9
Degree Requirements
Language/Culture requirement0-15
Demonstrating language proficiency through the intermediate level (202) or demonstrating language proficiency through the elementary II (102) level of a language and further acquiring a cultural foundation.
Capstone requirement1-15
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Required Courses
RUX 110Introduction to Urban Community Change3
YES 250Intro to Youth and Urban Community Work: Urban Prof Workshop3
RUX/PSY 215Liberation Psychology: Sustaining Community Change3
YES 300Youth Empowerment and the Urban Context3
RUX/PAX 377Community Organizing: Strategies and Practice3
Cognate Courses
Students select one class from each of the six areas below:18
Urban Contexts and Communities
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Urban Studies
Sustainable Cities
Global Cities
Urban Geography
Housing and Planning in America
Urban Economics 1
The Cultures of Cities
Urban Sociology 1
Urban Politics
U.S. Urban History
Urbanism and the Modern Imagination
Critical Consciousness and Grassroots Democracy
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
Feminist Activism
Social Movements 1
Philosophy of Human Rights 1
Global Human Rights in Cultural Production
Introduction to Sustainability and Resilience
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Thoughts/Writings of Martin Luther King
Utopia and Apocalypse in the Americas
Globalization and the Ethics of Sustainability
Queer Theory 1
Race and Social Class
Select one of the following:3
Latina Writing
20TH Century Native American Literature
African American Film
Asian American Literature
African American Literature I
African American Literature II
New Black Women Writers in America
The Rhetorics of Black Americans
Latinos in the U.S.
Race Relations
Racial and Cultural Minorities 1
Multicultural Psychology
Social Stratification 1
Field Experience in Psychology III 1
Latinx Politics
Racial/Ethnic Politics
Race and Gender in American Theatre
Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice 1
Let's Talk About Race
Methods of Research and Assessment
Select one of the following:3
Digital History
Methods of Sociological Research 1
Community Engagement Techniques
Digital Social Research 1
Digital Research Methods 1
How to Do Things with Feminism
Communication Skills for Justice Workers
Select one of the following:3
Seminar in Youth-Led Media and Inquiry
Business and Organizational Writing
Digital Journalism
Activism and Advocacy Writing
Propaganda, Power, and Politics
Document Design
Grant and Proposal Writing
Media Writing
Public Administration
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Planning
Elements of Public Administration
Introduction to Social Welfare
Labor Economics 1
Foundations of Public Service 2
Capstone Requirement
RUX 400Critical Urban Work Practicum Seminar 36
Electives
RUX majors are strongly encouraged to double major, take one or more minors, or to create a directed concentration in courses that will provide them expertise in a particular issue area, such as, but not limited to: Women's and Gender Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, African American Studies, Latin American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Digital Humanities, Journalism, Arts, Sustainability, Psychology, Health, Political Science, Planning, Education, Globalization, Nutrition, Foreign Languages, etc.
Total Minimum Credits Required120
1

This course requires a prerequisite.

2

Students must obtain approval from the Dean of the Graduate School.

3

This course fulfills the Capstone requirement.

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To track their individual degree progress, students are advised to access their Degree Progress Report (DPR) via myWCU regularly. For more information, visit wcupa.edu/DegreeProgressReport.

The following is a sample suggested course sequence for this program; course offerings and availability are not guaranteed. Students should consult their academic advisor with any questions.

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
Semester OneCredits
RUX 110 Introduction to Urban Community Change 3
WRT 120 Effective Writing I 3
MAT XXXMathematics Gen Ed 3
FYE 100XFirst Year Experience 4
Language 101 3
 Credits16
Semester Two
WRT 2XX200-level WRT Course 3
Humanities Gen Ed 3
Science Gen Ed 3
Behavioral & Social Science Gen Ed 3
Behavioral & Social Science Gen Ed 3
 Credits15
Year Two
Semester Three
YES 250 Intro to Youth and Urban Community Work: Urban Prof Workshop 3
Humanities Gen Ed 3
Interdisciplinary Gen Ed 3
or Diverse Communities Gen Ed
 
Arts Gen Ed 3
Language 102 3
 Credits15
Semester Four
RUX 215
Liberation Psychology: Sustaining Community Change
or Liberation Psychology: Sustaining Community Change
3
RUX 377
Community Organizing: Strategies and Practice
or Community Organizing: Strategies and Practice
3
Urban Contexts and Communities Cognate 3
Science Gen Ed 3
Language 201 or Language Culture Cluster 3
 Credits15
Year Three
Semester Five
Race and Social Class Cognate 3
Communication Skills for Justice Workers Cognate 3
Public Administration Cognate 3
Ethics Gen Ed 3
Free/Directed (Area of Concentration) Elective 3
or Writing Emphasis Gen Ed
 
 Credits15
Semester Six
YES 300 Youth Empowerment and the Urban Context 3
Critical Consciousness/Grassroots Democracy Cognate 3
Methods of Research and Assessment Cognate 3
Free/Directed (Area of Concentration) Elective 3
or Speaking Emphasis Gen Ed
 
Free/Directed (Area of Concentration) Elective 3
or Writing Emphasis Gen Ed
 
 Credits15
Year Four
Semester Seven
RUX 400 Critical Urban Work Practicum Seminar 6
Free/Directed (Area of Concentration) Elective 8
or Speaking Emphasis Gen Ed
 
or Writing Emphasis Gen Ed
 
 Credits14
Semester Eight
Language 202 or Language Culture Cluster 3
Free/Directed Electives 12
(to complete any remaining gen ed or major requirements)
 
 Credits15
 Total Credits120