The College of Education offers a Minor in Urban Education and Equity Studies for undergraduate students majoring in other disciplines. This minor provides an excellent opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in education, social service and community organizations, in planning, policy, and program development roles, as well as graduate and professional studies centered in urban ecologies.
The Minor in Urban Education and Equity Studies is a minimum of 18 credit hours consisting of at least 8 credits of required courses and 10 credits of elective courses. The 18 credit hours must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5, with no course grade below ‘C’. A grade of ‘C-minus’ or lower is not acceptable.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| Multicultural Education in Urban America | |
| Family, Community and School Partnerships: Supporting Children's Learning | |
| Becoming an Urban Educator | |
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| Educational Psychology | |
| Detroit by the Numbers | |
| Inclusive Teaching | |
| Black Detroit | |
| Introduction to African-American Literature: Literature and Writing | |
| African American History I: 1400-1865 | |
| African American History II: 1865-1968 | |
| African American History III: 1968 - Present | |
| African Americans, History and Memory | |
| Literature and Identity | |
| Literatures of the World | |
| Writing about Literature: Women Writers | |
| Introduction to Urban Studies | |
| Introductory Urban Geography | |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
| Humanities Perspectives on Gender, Sexuality, and Women | |
| History of Women, Gender and Sexuality in the Modern World | |
| Social Science Perspectives on Gender, Sexuality, and Women | |
| Ethnicity and Race in American Life | |
| History of Detroit | |
| Chicano/a Literature and Culture | |
| Puerto Rican Literature and Culture | |
| AfroLatino/a History and Culture | |
| History of Latino/as in the United States | |
| Seminar in Latino/a Urban Problems | |
| Introduction to Urban Politics and Policy | |
| Race Relations in Metro Detroit | |
| Gendered Worlds | |
| Social Inequality | |
| Race and Racism in America | |
| Total Credits | 18 |
