LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

2024-2025 CATALOG

The Academic Catalog is the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago. It is published every year in advance of the next academic year.

Urban Studies (URB)

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URB 125  Chicago-Growth of a Metropolis  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course explores the development of Chicago metropolitan region from the 1830's to the present day. Students will explore the urban area not only through texts, but also through fieldwork.
Course equivalencies: SOCL125/URB125  
Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the geography, history and people of the Chicago metropolitan region

Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the geography, history and people of the Chicago metropolitan region
URB 201  Social Welfare Policy & Services I  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: sophomore standing  
Analysis of institutional structures of welfare as they relate to social problems. Selected major values and interests in American society are used to analyze the social welfare institution. Students will be able to describe and analyze current social welfare policies and social services within a historical, societal and political context.
Course equivalencies: SOWK201/URB201  
URB 234  City, Suburbs & Beyond  (3 Credit Hours)  
Study of the historical emergence of cities, focusing on the ecological, demographic, and organizational processes involved in the continuing growth and change of metropolitan areas and in the relationship of a metropolitan area to the surrounding region.
Course equivalencies: X-SOCL234/URB234  
Students will understand fundamental facts and theories about the character and development of cities and urban regions

Outcomes

Students will understand fundamental facts and theories about the character and development of cities and urban regions
URB 320  Urban Economics  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: Sophomore standing, minimum grade of "C-" in ECON 201 and 202  
This course analyzes the economic role and functioning of cities and examines urban issues such as real estate markets, transportation, economic development, and crime.
Course equivalencies: X-ECON320/URB320  
Students will understand the economic forces that shape urban agglomerations; Students will understand the economic and ethical trade-offs of various urban economic policies; They will be able to think critically about the economic forces that make a city grow and contract over time

Outcomes

Students will understand the economic forces that shape urban agglomerations; Students will understand the economic and ethical trade-offs of various urban economic policies; They will be able to think critically about the economic forces that make a city grow and contract over time
URB 352  Gang Activity & Control  (3 Credit Hours)  
The course examines the emergence of street gangs in American society with a view toward understanding their structure, characteristics, purpose and activities, and reviews and evaluates prevention and control strategies.
Course equivalencies: CRMJ352/URB352  
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the causes of street gangs, the methods used to control street gangs, and the impact of street gang activity on society and the criminal justice system

Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the causes of street gangs, the methods used to control street gangs, and the impact of street gang activity on society and the criminal justice system
URB 354  Chicago Justice: Criminal Justice System Cook County  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course provides a comprehensive examination of the organization and functions of the criminal and juvenile justice systems/agencies in Cook County - the largest jurisdiction of its kind in the U.S.
Course equivalencies: CRMJ354/URB354  
Students will be able to describe the organization, functioning, and challenges facing the justice system and agencies within Cook County, and discuss how this system relates to criminal justice agencies at the state and federal level

Outcomes

Students will be able to describe the organization, functioning, and challenges facing the justice system and agencies within Cook County, and discuss how this system relates to criminal justice agencies at the state and federal level
URB 370  Cultural Diversity  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: Junior Standing  
This course examines economic, social, institutional and political forces that shape the experiences and life chances of persons within Asian, Latino, and Native American cultures. Social and economic justice in relation to diversity will be explored. Students will understand the relevance of diversity to social work values and interventions.
Course equivalencies: ASIA/SOWK/URB370/AFR369/SOWK50  
URB 385  The History of Chicago  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course surveys the history of Chicago from its origins to the present, using the city as a case study of American urbanization.
Course equivalencies: X-HIST385/URB385  
Students will be able to demonstrate historical knowledge of Chicago's environmental, economic, social, cultural, and political history, to draw links between race relations and urban change, and to develop critical thinking and communication skills

Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate historical knowledge of Chicago's environmental, economic, social, cultural, and political history, to draw links between race relations and urban change, and to develop critical thinking and communication skills
URB 386  American Urban History  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course examines the process and impact of urbanization in North America from the Precolumbian era to the twenty-first century.
Course equivalencies: X-HIST386/URB386  
Students will be able to demonstrate historical knowledge of the environmental, economic, social, cultural, and political history of North American cities and develop critical thinking and communication skills

Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate historical knowledge of the environmental, economic, social, cultural, and political history of North American cities and develop critical thinking and communication skills
URB 397  Urban Studies Research  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: Junior or Senior standing  
In Urban Studies Research, undergraduates work on collaborative, community-based research projects through CURL (Center for Urban Research and Learning). The research teams include graduate students, faculty, and community leaders. This course must be taken concurrently with SOC/PLSC 335 Students will contribute to a research project that addresses inequities in urban communities.
Interdisciplinary Option: Urban Studies  
This course satisfies the Engaged Learning requirement.  
Course equivalencies: X-PLSC397/URB397