Department of Geography
College of Liberal Arts
California State University, Long Beach
Certificate in Urban and Regional Studies
The Urban and Regional Studies Program housed in the Department of Geography offers training in a variety of significant urban problem areas. The certificate program is designed to provide exposure to the analysis of urban problems and serves as an excellent supplement to standard degree programs. It offers essential training for those seeking both private sector and public sector careers in fields concerned with the urban region, its development, problems, and special communities.
Because urban problems cut across such a variety of disciplines, the program is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach. This is accomplished within the certificate curriculum by allowing students to draw together in a distinctive mix related courses from a variety of other departments. The result is a program that provides essential knowledge of the dynamics of urban regions. This approach assures a common core of essential knowledge, while allowing flexibility to each student in designing an individualized program of study using electives drawn from a variety of relevant disciplinary concentrations. The Certificate Program in Urban Studies is a 24-unit course of study comprised of 9 units of core requirements and 15 elective units.
A brochure describing the Urban and Regional Studies Certificate Program in greater detail is available in the Geography Department Office.
Requirements
Core requirements:
Elective Courses, 15 units, to be selected from the following: