COURSEWORK
All students majoring in Urban and Environmental Policy are required to take the following courses in the frosh or sophomore year:
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics I | 4 units |
| POLS 101 | American Politics and Public Policy | 4 units |
| UEP 101 | Environment and Society | 4 units |
*Or another Economics course approved by the chair.
Upper Division Coursework
Students majoring in UEP are required to take the following upper division courses:
| UEP 300 | Environmental Law and Policy | 4 units |
| UEP 301/POLS 301 | Urban Policy and Politics | 4 units |
| UEP 305 | Urban Data Analysis | 4 units |
| UEP 310 | Community Organizing and Leadership | 4 units |
| UEP 311 | Community Internship | 4 units |
| UEP 410 | Controversies in Policy and Politics | 4 units |
| UEP 411 | Applied Public Policy Practicum | 4 units |
Additional Electives
Majors are required to complete two additional electives within the department. Students may also choose courses from the list below as approved by the chair. Additionally, one study abroad course will be allowed to count as a UEP elective as approved by the chair.
UEP electives cannot be double counted to satisfy other minor and major requirements. Double counting electives will be allowed only by Petition for Special Consideration. Students are required to obtain approval from the adviser and the department chair.
| ECON 324 | The Economics of Immigration | 4 units |
| ECON 328 | Economics of Race and Gender | 4 units |
| PHIL 255 | Environmental Ethics | 4 units |
| POLS 206 | Race and American Politics | 4 units |
| POLS 207 | Los Angeles Politics | 4 units |
| POLS 208 | Movements for Social Justice | 4 units |
| POLS 260 | Community Law Internship | 4 units |
| RELS 242 | Environmental Ethics and Religion | 4 units |
| SOC 250 | Race and Ethnicity in American Society | 4 units |
Crosslisted Electives
SECOND-STAGE WRITING REQUIREMENT
Students majoring in UEP will satisfy the second-stage component of Occidental College's writing requirement by successfully completing UEP 301. In cases in which the course is not successfully completed, contact the department chair for alternative means of completing this requirement for graduation.
Students should familiarize themselves with the departmental requirement at the time of declaring the major. Contact the department chair for more information.
COMPREHENSIVE REQUIREMENT
During their senior year, UEP majors design and complete a policy-oriented comprehensive project that has an applied focus and includes original research. This project may take several forms. It can be a traditional research paper, a hands-on policy research report, a project in collaboration with other students, or a study conducted for a community-based "client" or "partner" organization. Students should enroll in UEP 410 in the fall semester and UEP 411 in the spring semester to undertake their comprehensive project.
HONORS
Students are required to have an overall grade point average of 3.50. See the Honors Program and contact the department chair for more information and specific requirements.