50 program Urban and Regional Planning Emphasis Coordinator: Dr. Bryan Dorsey Location: Building 1, Room 125 Telephone: 801-626-6944 I his program provides a special emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning for majors in Botany, Sociology, Geography, Geosciences, Microbiology, Politics, Economics, Zoology, and related fields. The planning emphasis offers students a background in planning by adding a set of core courses to the major of their choice. This allows each student to pursue his discipline and still gain a general understanding of the field of planning. Urban and Regional Planning » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses in Urban and Regional Planning (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours. Course Requirements for Emphasis Courses Required (6 credit hours) Geogr 4410 Land Use Planning Techniques & Practices (3) Geogr 4420 Advanced Planning Techniques (3) Electives (12 credit hours) For students completing both a major and a minor, the requirements of the major field will be reduced by fifteen hours. They will be replaced by 12 hours of interdisciplinary courses selected outside the major field from the following. Botany LS 1403 Environment Appreciation (3) Geogr 3450 Cartography (3) Geogr 3460 Advanced Cartography (3) Geogr 3210 Urban Geography (3) Geogr 3360 Economic Geography (3) Geosci 4210 Intro to GIS (4) Geosci 2540 Environmental Geology (4) Micro LS 1153 Elementary Public Health (3) PolSc 3700 Intro to Public Administration (3) PolSc 3750 Urban Government & Politics (3) Soclgy 2850 Sociology of Cities (3) Soclgy DV3850 Sociology of Urban Life (3) S o clgy 3 3 0 0 Environmental Sociology (3) and a basic statistics course taken in a department of the student's choice. For students who wish to complete the Planning Emphasis Program in lieu of a minor, Geogr 4410 and 4420 will be required as well as 12 hours of interdisciplinary courses torn the above list outside the major field. PROGRAM Women's Studies Minor Program Coordinator: Maria D. Parrilla de Kokal Location: Social Sciences, Room 381 Telephone: Laura Albright 801-626-7632 I he Women's Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program which introduces students to the current scholarship in the study of women, past and present, from a variety of cultural, class, sexual preference, ethnic, and religious orientations. Women's Studies » Program Prerequisite: A student's program of study for the Women's Studies Minor must be approved by the Women's Studies Coordinator. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable/ » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 20 credit hours is required for this minor. Course Requirements for Minor Women s Studies Courses Required (12 credit hours) WS SS/DV1500 Introduction to Women's Studies (3) WS DV3050 Feminist Theories (3) WS 4050 Research Methodologies (2) WS 4060 Research Project* (2) WS 4860 Internship in Women's Studies* (1-2) WS 4990 Senior Seminar (2) * WS 4060 (2) and WS 4860 (2) represent alternate tracks for students with interest in academic careers or community work, respectively. Either one may be taken as an elective by students choosing the alternate course as a requirement. As an elective, WS 4860 may be taken for lor 2 credit hours. Electives (8 credit hours) A total of 8 credit hours of electives chosen in consultation with the Women's Studies Coordinator. Electives may include up to 3 credit hours of Directed Readings. Elective credits may include courses torn other departments or programs if they have been approved for cross- listing in Women's Studies. WS 4830 Directed Readings (1-3) WS 2900/4900 Topics in Women's Studies (1-3) WOMEN'S STUDIES COURSES - WS WS SS/DV1500. Introduction to Women's Studies (3) An introduction to the discipline of women's studies using multicultural sources based on current feminist scholarship. In this course, we will examine the diversity of women's experiences, perspectives, critiques, and theories across the categories of race, ethnicity, and class. Weber State University 2004-2005 Catalog