This concentration area offers students the opportunity to learn about urban life through classroom study and field experience. All students with a focus on community and urban development must complete an internship at the Christian Center for Urban Studies at the Olive Branch Mission in Chicago or the Urban Semester in Fort Wayne. This concentration area is interdisciplinary, integrating sociology, psychology, and social work. It focuses on understanding human behavior through the family life cycle. This concentration area prepares students for graduate work in sociology.
Students concentrate on sociological theory, research methods, and statistics.
BUA 362 and 462 require junior status and BUA 352 as prerequisites. This concentration provides students with critical thinking and research skills needed in today's ever-changing world. It emphasizes the practical uses of contemporary social systems. Courses selected for the six additional hours must be in addition to those required elsewhere in the major or systems. All systems curriculum courses must be completed with a C- or better.