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Urban and Public Policy Studies BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
“How do we create policies that improve public transportation, housing, and life in urban communities? How do local, regional, and federal governments implement and change policies that impact individuals and communities? And what is the relationship between pressing social issues facing urban communities and the policies that intersect with day-to-day life?” These are just a few of the questions that Urban and Public Policy Studies majors seek to answer.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_82f00683
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

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      Urban and Public Policy Studies Core (6 credits)

      2 items
      1. PSC 101LEC
        Introduction to American Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. SOC 101LEC
        Introduction to Sociology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Three Introductory Courses (9-11 credits)

      10 items
      1. AMS 145LEC
        Cities of the World
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ECO 181LD
        Introduction to Macroeconomics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. ECO 182LD
        Introduction to Microeconomics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. ECO 209LEC
        Introduction to Urban Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. END 120LEC
        Introduction to Urban Studies
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. END 212LEC
        Urban Planning and Environmental Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. GEO 102LEC
        Introduction to Human Geography
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. SOC 206LEC
        Social Problems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. SOC 229LEC
        Population Problems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. SSC 235LEC
        Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Statistics course (4 credits)

      5 items
      1. CEP 207LR
        Introduction to Statistics and Computing
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. PSY 207LLB
        Psychological Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. SOC 294LR
        Basic Statistics for Social Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      4. STA 119LEC
        Statistical Methods Lecture
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. STA 119REC
        Statistical Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      One Research Methods (3 credits)

      3 items
      1. PSY 350LEC
        Scientific Inquiry in Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. SOC 293LEC
        Social Research Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. SSC 213LEC
        Social Research Methods
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Eight Advanced Courses (22-27 credits)

      0 items

        One course from Section 1

        4 items
        1. GEO 366LEC
          Urban Geography
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. GEO 367LEC
          Urban Social Geography
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. PSC 314LEC
          Public Policy Making
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. SOC 348LEC
          Urban Sociology
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Seven courses from Section 2

        31 items
        1. APY 427LEC
          Comparative Urbanism
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. ECO 421LEC
          Urban Economics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. END 301LEC
          Perspectives On Land Use and Development
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. END 308SEM
          Health and Urban Environments
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. END 312LEC
          Design of Cities
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. END 313LEC
          Local Government Policy and Politics
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. EVS 317LEC
          The Politics of Sustainability
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. EVS 330LEC
          Sustainability and Community
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. EVS 460SEM
          Leadership in Sustainability
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. GEO 366LEC
          Urban Geography
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. GEO 367LEC
          Urban Social Geography
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. GEO 419LEC
          Transportation and Society
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        13. HIS 327LEC
          The City in American History
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        14. HIS 448SEM
          Race and American Urban History
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        15. PSC 314LEC
          Public Policy Making
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        16. PSC 315LEC
          American Political Economy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        17. SOC 315LEC
          Sociology of City Life
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        18. SOC 328LEC
          Social Inequality
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        19. SOC 331LEC
          Wealth and Poverty
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        20. SOC 341LEC
          Environment & Society
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        21. SOC 348LEC
          Urban Sociology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        22. SOC 363LEC
          Families and Public Policy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        23. SOC 384LEC
          Social Movements
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        24. SOC 385LEC
          Neighborhoods and Health
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        25. SOC 388LEC
          Communities & Crime
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        26. SOC 395SEM
          Urban Schools and Communities
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        27. SSC 414LEC
          Grant Writing for Non-Profits
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        28. SSC 417SEM
          Working with Diverse Populations
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        29. SSC 451SEM
          Nonprofit Administration and Evaluation
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        30. SSC 452SEM
          Fundraising and Philanthropy
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        31. SSC 496TUT
          Internship
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Additional Degree Requirements Include

        2 items
        1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
          Not resolved to a course

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Program Distinction

          0 items

            Curricular Plan

            41 items
            1. UB Seminar
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            2. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            3. SOC 101LEC
              Introduction to Sociology
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            4. PSC 101LEC
              Introduction to American Politics
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            5. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              2
            6. ENG 105LEC
              Writing and Rhetoric
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            7. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            8. Scientific Literacy 1
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            9. Scientific Literacy Lab
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            10. Major - Introductory Course 1
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            11. Major - Research Methods
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            12. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            13. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            14. Major - Statistics
              Not resolved to a course
              4
            15. Major - Introductory Course 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            16. Scientific Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            17. Communication Literacy 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            18. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            19. Pathway
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            20. Major - Introductory Course 3
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            21. Major - Advanced Elective 1
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            22. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            23. Major - Advanced Elective 2
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            24. UBC 399MNT
              UB Curriculum Capstone
              Not resolved to a course
              1
            25. Major - Advanced Elective 3
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            26. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            27. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            28. Major - Advanced Elective 4
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            29. Major - Advanced Elective 5
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            30. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            31. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            32. Elective (300/400-level)
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            33. Major - Advanced Elective 6
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            34. Major - Advanced Elective 7
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            35. Elective (300/400-level)
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            36. Elective (300/400-level)
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            37. Elective (300/400-level)
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            38. Major - Advanced Elective 8
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            39. Elective (300/400-level)
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            40. Elective (300/400-level)
              Not resolved to a course
              3
            41. Elective (300/400-level)
              Not resolved to a course
              3
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