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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Urban Science (URB)


303 E Kearsley Street
(810) 762-3300
https://www.umflint.edu/cas/programs/urban-science


Behavioral Sciences Department Chair:  Hillary Heinze
Urban Science Professional Advisor:  Cydnee Weirauch

Administrative Support Staff
196 Murchie Science Building
Public Relations & Advising:  Mandy Myers 
Budget & Finances:  Lesa Callcut

260 French Hall
Personnel & Course Scheduling:  Suzanne Shivnen

Faculty
Associate Professors Jennifer Alvey (Sociology, Criminal Justice, Women’s and Gender Studies), Heather Laube (Sociology), Victoria Morckel (Political Science), Greg Rybarczyk (Geography), Jeremiah Wade-Olson (Political Science); Assistant Professors Sasha Drummond-Lewis (Sociology), Jacob Lederman (Urban Sociology); Collegiate Lecturer Derwin Munroe (Political Science); Lecturer IV Kim Saks McManaway (Political Science)

Mission and Assessment
The Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Science is an interdisciplinary program that provides expertise in qualitative, quantitative, and geospatial methods to analyze social, political and built-environmental challenges facing cities and their metropolitan regions. This program prepares students for graduate study and work in public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Graduates are equipped with the technical skills and theoretical knowledge to create policy and implement change in their communities. Graduates are prepared to address societal problems stemming from social and spatial inequality; uneven access; unsustainable development; and rapid political, economic, and environmental changes. The program participates in the University-wide effort to assess its academic programs.  Information on assessment plans, including goals, methods and outcomes is available at http://www.umflint.edu/assessment.

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