The Chicago Studies minor gives students the opportunity to study Chicago across multiple disciplines. It is designed for students who wish to deepen their understanding of the city through a range of community-based learning experiences.
Course Requirements
The minor requires five courses (20 credits), including one core course (4 credits) and four electives (16 credits). Courses marked (1) may fulfill Experiential Learning requirements.
Core
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 4 |
AMS 240 | CHICAGO HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND CULTURES | |
GEO 231 | HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF CHICAGO | |
HST 240 | HISTORY OF CHICAGO | |
Electives
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| 16 |
ANT 254 | HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF CHICAGO | |
ANT 358 | ARCHEOLOGY OF CITIES | |
ART 382 | STUDENTS TEACHING ART IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM 1 | |
CSS 350 | CRITCAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION: THE CHICAGO CONTEXT | |
CSS 395 | COMMUNITY INTERNSHIP (when based in Chicago) 1 | |
CTH 233 | LA MORENITA DE CHICAGO: FAITH, CULTURE AND IDENTITY IN MEXICAN CATHOLICISM | |
ECO 312 | THE CHICAGO ECONOMY | |
GEO 103 | URBANIZATION | |
GEO 133 | URBAN GEOGRAPHY - EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING 1 | |
GEO 241 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I: DIGITAL MAPPING | |
GEO 242 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II: COMMUNITY GIS | |
HAA 200 | SPECIAL TOPICS ON THE ART INSTITUTE (when focused on Chicago-contexts) | |
HAA 281 | MODERN ARCHITECTURE | |
HAA 291 | MUSEUM AND NON-PROFIT ARTS MANAGEMENT | |
HST 382 | CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM EXPERIENCE 1 | |
HST 389 | TOPICS IN PUBLIC HISTORY (when focused on Chicago-contexts) | |
HST 391 | DOING LOCAL AND COMMUNITY HISTORY 1 | |
HST 392 | PUBLIC HISTORY INTERNSHIP (when based in Chicago) 1 | |
HST 396 | ORAL HISTORY: MEMORY, METHOD AND PRACTICE (when focused on Chicago-contexts) | |
LST 306 | LATINO COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO 1 | |
PAX 102 | CHICAGO AND STRATEGIC NONVIOLENCE | |
PAX 112 | CHICAGO JUSTICE AND THE WORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE | |
PAX 200 | COMMUNITIES WORKING FOR SUSTAINABLE JUSTICE AND PEACE: SERVICE IN CHICAGO AND THE U.S. 1 | |
PSC 323 | CHICAGO GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | |
PPS 231 | ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | |
SOC 231 | RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE CITY | |
SOC 370 | SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD | |
SPN 394 | LATINO CULTURAL LITERACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | |
WGS 387 | TEEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION | |
WRD 376 | FIELDWORK IN ARTS WRITING | |
WRD 378 | TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN CHICAGO | |
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