Lang’s General Degree Requirements
In addition to the requirements outlined here, Lang has specific requirements, including a minimum number of credits in liberal arts courses as well as college residency requirements. All students should read Lang’s General Degree Requirements and consult with both their Student Success advisor and their Departmental Faculty Advisor each semester to ensure that they are on track to graduate.
Degree Works
To be sure your Degree Works account reflects the information in this worksheet, students should forward any approved exemptions from the following requirements to their Student Success advisor.
Bachelor’s-Master’s Program
Undergraduates in the BA-MA program can earn up to 18 credits (depending on the master's program) in New School master's courses and apply those graduate credits to both their BA and their MA. Submission of the Bachelor’s-Master’s application is required (members of the direct-entry cohort do not have to submit an application but do have to declare the Bachelor's-Master's combination they wish to pursue). Students should consult their Departmental Faculty Advisor and their Student Success advisor if they are pursuing a BA/MA, including those offered in Urban Studies:
- BA Urban Studies – MS Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management
- BA Urban Studies – MS Public and Urban Policy
Requirements for the BA in Urban Studies
As of fall 2020, students declaring the major in Urban Studies must take 12 courses, outlined as follows. Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all courses to meet the requirements for the major in Urban Studies. Declare your major by following the process outlined in Declaring Your Major. Students who have declared the major in Urban Studies before fall 2020 but wish to follow the fall 2020 curriculum can consult their Student Success Advisor about submitting a Change of Catalog Year request. Only specific courses satisfy the major requirements, including electives. Courses should be chosen carefully, in consultation with the Departmental Faculty Advisor and your Student Success advisor. Track your progress using the program worksheet (below). See the university course catalog for spring 2021 Urban Studies courses that fulfill these requirements.
Major Requirements
Introductory courses:
- UURB 2100 Urban Worlds: Social Justice and the Lived City (3-4 credits)
Other required courses:
- Methods elective (3-4 credits). Choose one:
- UURB 2013 Urban Tool Box
- UGLB 3200 Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods
- UENV 3200 Spatial Thinking with GIS
- LLSJ 3505 Visualizing Data
- 7 UURB electives outlined as follows. One must be a non-Western/comparative course at any level.
- 1 2000-level UURB elective (3-4 credits)
- 4 3000-level UURB electives (12-16 credits)
- 2 4000-level UURB electives (or graduate-level with permission) (6-8 credits)
- ` NYC Experiential Learning elective (3-4 credits)
Senior Capstone:
- Senior Seminar 1 (1-4 credits)
- Senior Seminar II (1-4 credits)
Total credits: 32-48