Community Affairs
The community affairs area of study focuses on the social disciplines as a complement to another area of study for students seeking a well-blended interdisciplinary program with a local community affairs component. To meet the requirements for the community affairs area of study, students must satisfactorily complete:
Degree Requirements
As part of the General Curriculum Distribution requirements (hours count to fulfill the GCDR but not the specialization):
At least 43 credit hours, including:
| GWA 100 | Introduction to Government and World Affairs | 4 |
| GWA 200 | American Government | 4 |
| GWA 203 | Political Parties and Interest Groups | 4 |
| GWA 210 | Urban Politics and Policy | 4 |
Electives must be earned in one or more of the following: government and world affairs (GWA), history (HIS), sociology (SOC), urban studies (UST), women’s studies (WST), philosophy (PHL).