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Sociology BA / Urban Strategy MS

Major: Sociology and Urban Strategy
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Science (MS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 228.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Five years)
BA Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 45.1101
BA Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 19-3041
MS Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 45.1201
MS Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 19-3051

About the Program

The BA in Sociology with a concentration in urban sociology (180.0 credits) and MS in Urban Strategy (48.0 credits) is a combined BA/MS cross-disciplinary degree that focuses on the sociological analysis of cities, the communities that comprise them, and the social processes that organize and transform them. Students in the urban sociology concentration learn to apply sociological concepts and methods to analyze urban issues and problems including gentrification, revitalization, suburbanization, and urban decline; concepts of space, place, community and neighborhood; and urban challenges such as poverty, affordable housing, global warming, policing and incarceration.

The BA portion of the degree prepares students to be leaders in urban issues, populations and challenges, whether through careers in urban policy, planning, social work, community nonprofits, government, or industry. This leads directly into the MS in Urban Strategy, a program designed to prepare students to become 21st century urbanists equipped to collaboratively and creatively solve complex multifaceted urban challenges on all levels: locally, nationally, and globally. The program boasts a cross-disciplinary curriculum focused on strategy, problem solving, and collaboration in the domains of urban planning, design, health, engineering, policy, community and economic development, and sociology. Master's in Urban Strategy students will benefit from the strong grounding in theory and methods of urban sociology, while urban sociology undergraduate students will gain from extending their training into a highly marketable master's degree.

Additional Information

For more information about the Sociology major, visit the Department of Sociology webpage.

Admission Requirements

Students who meet the standard eligibility requirement for accelerated programs should consult with their advisor and work on an individual plan of study to submit with the Change of Curriculum form.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements
CIVC 101	Introduction to Civic Engagement	1.0
COOP 101	Career Management and Professional Development	1.0
ENGL 101	Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research	3.0
or ENGL 111	English Composition I
ENGL 102	Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing	3.0
or ENGL 112	English Composition II
ENGL 103	Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres	3.0
or ENGL 113	English Composition III
UNIV H101	The Drexel Experience	1.0
UNIV H201	Looking Forward: Academics and Careers	1.0
Two Consecutive Foreign Language Courses ^**		8.0
College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum ^***
Developing Quantitative Reasoning ^***		6.0-8.0
Two courses in MATH based on placement exams OR
PHIL 111	Symbolic Logic I
or PHIL 121	Symbolic Logic II
Engaging the Natural World ^***		6.0-8.0
Analyzing Cultures & Histories ^***		6.0-8.0
Understanding Society & Human Behavior ^***		6.0-8.0
Cultivating Global Competence ^***		6.0-8.0
Perspectives in Diversity ^***		3.0-4.0
Sociology Requirements
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3.0
SOC 240	Urban Sociology	4.0
SOC 241	Research Design: Qualitative Methods	4.0
SOC 242	Research Design: Quantitative Methods	4.0
SOC 355 [WI]	Classical Social Theory	4.0
SOC 356 [WI]	Contemporary Social Theory	4.0
SOC 450	Capstone in Sociology	4.0
Required Sociology Electives
Select at least nine of the following: (At least two must be at the 300 or 400 level).		36.0
SOC 115	Social Problems
SOC 207	Medicine and Society
SOC 210	Race, Ethnicity and Social Inequality
SOC 215	Sociology of Work
SOC 220	Wealth and Power
SOC 221	Sociology of the Family
SOC 222	Sex and Society
SOC 230	Gender and Society
SOC 235	Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 238	Sociology of Health Professions
SOC 244	Sociology of the Environment
SOC 261	Sex and The City
SOC 268	Sociology of Sport
SOC 271	Sociology of Aging
SOC 278	Global Climate Change and Society
SOC 281	Gentrification and Neighborhood Change
SOC 313	Sociology of Global Health
SOC 318	Social Networks and Health
SOC 320	Sociology of Deviance
SOC 330	Development and Underdevelopment in the Global South
SOC 335	Sociology of Education
SOC 340	Globalization
SOC 346	Environmental Justice
SOC 349	Sociology of Disasters
SOC 370	Practicum in Applied and Community Sociology
SOC 405	Medicine, Technology and Science
SOC 406	Housing and Homelessness
SOC 410	Imagining Multiple Democracies
SOC 420	Love, Rage & Debt: The Debt Society
SOC 430	Politics of Life
SOC 444	Social Movements
SOC 490	Sociology Research Seminar I: Research Design
SOC 491	Sociology Research Seminar II: Data Acquisition and Analysis
SOC 492	Sociology Research Seminar III: Practicum in Sociological Research
SOC T380	Special Topics in Sociology
Urban Sociology Electives
Select two of the following:		8.0
SOC 261	Sex and The City
SOC 406	Housing and Homelessness
SOC T280	Special Topics in Sociology ((Gentrification and Neighborhood Change))
Free Electives		55.0
MS Urban Strategy Requirements
ECON 616	Public Finance and Cost Benefit Analysis	3.0
EOH 550	Introduction to Urban Health	3.0
URBS 510	History of Urban Space (Shared Course)	3.0
URBS 520	What is a City	3.0
URBS 530	Quantitative Methods & Reasoning for Urban Strategists	3.0
URBS 610	Civic Engagement & Participatory Methods	3.0
URBS 620	City of Systems	3.0
URBS 630	Spatial Reasoning for Urbanists, Architects & Designers	3.0
URBS 670	Thesis I: Research Inquiry & Design	3.0
URBS 675	Thesis Seminar I	1.5
URBS 680	Thesis II: Fieldwork	3.0
URBS 685	Thesis Seminar II	1.5
URBS 690	Thesis III: Documentation	3.0
Four Graduate Free Electives ^†		12.0
Total Credits		228.0-239.0

*

Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.

COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.

Select from one of the following:

Two courses in: ARBC 103 or ARBC 201-499, CHIN 103 or CHIN 201-499, FREN 103 or FREN 201-499, GER 103 or GER 201-499, JAPN 103 or JAPN 201-499, KOR 103 or KOR 201-499, SPAN 103 or SPAN 201-499.

***

See Core Curriculum List for complete list of course options

†

Select 12.0 credits from 500-600 level courses, including special topics (T580 and T680) in AADM, AAML, BUSN, CHP, COM, DSRE, EDPO, ENTP, ENVP, HMP, INTR, PBHL, PLCY, SCTS, URBS.

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program . Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Sample Plan of Study

4+1, 1 co-op (Accelerated program completed in 5 years)

Students complete undergraduate requirements in four years, then convert to graduate status in the fifth and final year.

First Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
ENGL 101 or 111	3.0	CIVC 101	1.0	COOP 101^*	1.0	VACATION
SOC 101	3.0	ENGL 102 or 112	3.0	ENGL 103 or 113	3.0
UNIV H101	1.0	SOC 240	4.0	(UG) Free Electives	7.0
Developing Quantitative Reasoning	3.0-4.0	Engaging the Natural World	3.0-4.0	Perspectives in Diversity	3.0-4.0
Foreign Language Course	4.0	Foreign Language Course	4.0	Sociology Elective	4.0
Understanding Society & Human Behavior	3.0-4.0
	17-19		15-16		18-19		0
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
SOC 241	4.0	SOC 355	4.0	SOC 242	4.0	UNIV H201	1.0
Developing Quantitative Reasoning	3.0-4.0	Analyzing Cultures & Histories	3.0-4.0	Analyzing Cultures & Histories	3.0-4.0	(UG) Free Elective	3.0
Sociology Electives	8.0	Engaging the Natural World	3.0-4.0	(UG) Free Electives	6.0	Sociology Elective 300-400	4.0
		(UG) Free Electives	4.0	Sociology Elective	4.0	Sociology Elective 300-400	4.0
		Sociology Elective	4.0			Sociology Urban Elective	4.0
	15-16		18-20		17-18		16
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
Cultivating Global Competence	3.0-4.0	SOC 356	4.0	COOP EXPERIENCE		COOP EXPERIENCE
(UG) Free Elective	3.0	Cultivating Global Competence	3.0-4.0
Sociology Urban Elective	4.0	(UG) Free Electives	6.0
Understanding Society & Human Behavior	3.0-4.0	URBS 610	3.0
URBS 510	3.0
	16-18		16-17		0		0
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
(UG) Free Electives	4.0	SOC 450	4.0	(UG) Free Electives	12.0	Student converts to Graduate status
Sociology Electives	8.0	(UG) Free Electives	10.0	ECON 616	3.0
URBS 520	3.0	URBS 620	3.0	(GR) URBS Elective	3.0
URBS 530	3.0	URBS 630	3.0
	18		20		18		0
Fifth Year
Fall	Credits	Winter	Credits	Spring	Credits
EOH 550	3.0	URBS 675	1.5	URBS 685	1.5
URBS 670	3.0	URBS 680	3.0	URBS 690	3.0
(GR) URBS Elective	3.0	(GR) URBS Elective	3.0	(GR) URBS Elective	3.0
	9		7.5		7.5
Total Credits 228-239