Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Urban Studies - Honours
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Simple Requirements
For Faculty of Arts Honours Degree requirements, or if completing this program as a Double major, Combined Degree or Second Degree, refer to:
For other regulations related to the Faculty of Arts, see: 3. Faculty of Arts Regulations.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 54 units to a maximum of 72 units in Courses Constituting the Field of Urban Studies while fulfilling the Program Requirements:
12 units from the "Research Methods for Urban Studies" (listed under Courses Constituting the Field of Urban Studies) with a maximum of 6 units from any one of the Qualitative Methods*, Quantitative Methods or Geospatial Methods lists.
*In lieu of 3 units in Qualitative Methods, students may take 6 units of language instruction in a single language other than English. Students must contact the Department for approval. Please note: the language courses are not counted as part of the 48 units required in the Field of Study.
An additional 18 units from Courses Constituting the Field of Urban Studies
Including:
a. 9 units at the 300 level
b. 9 units at the 400 level or above
Overlapping Programs
Programs in Geography cannot be taken in conjunction with programs in: Earth Science; Environmental Science or Urban Studies. This restriction applies to Major-plus-Minor combinations, Double Majors, Combined Degrees and Second Baccalaureate Degrees.
Programs in Earth Science can be taken in conjunction with Environmental Science, Geology, Applied and Environmental Geology or Geophysics with approval from the Faculty of Arts. Consent is required for Major-plus-Minor combinations, Double Majors, Combined Degrees and Second Baccalaureate Degrees.
The Unauthorized Concentration regulation does not apply to Urban Studies students who are enrolled in the Geographic Information Science Embedded Certificate who may take up to 42 units in the major field in Geography.