Human Community

Human Community Track

Students will increase their understanding of how social, economic and political factors impact individual lives and how people live and interact in urban areas. Students will learn about the processes by which institutional actors influence patterns of human interaction for the purpose of improving the quality of life.

Human Community Track | 9 credits

In addition to the core and tools courses required of all MSUS students, those students in the human community track have one required course and two courses to choose the courses listed below.

Required Course

PSCI 8015 Urban Politics

Track Course Options | Select Two**

CACT 8650 Writing Across Differences
GEOG 8210 Cultural Geography
PA 8090 Organization Theory & Behavior
PA 8520 Seminar in Grant Writing
PA 8550 Intro to the Non-Profit Sector
PA 8710 Fund Raising
PA 8740 Health Care Policy
PA 8896 Food Systems
PA 8896 Social Policy

PHHB 8360 Community Health
SOC 8100 Social Inequality
SOC 8106 The Community
SOC 8200 Society & Health
SOC 8316 Sociology of Sexualities
SOC 8746 Social Justice & Social Change
SOC 8146 Urban Sociology
SOWK 8090 Social Welfare Policy

** This list is not exhaustive. Other courses may apply with approval of program chair.

Electives | Select Two

Students work with their advisors to select two electives that best meets their career and academic goals.