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"It is the...task of the social scientist to translate personal troubles into public issues."...C. Wright Mills
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The minor consists of a minimum of 25 credits:
1. Core courses: 12 credits:
a. Required: 6-12 credits from Economics 374; Geography 373; Natural Resources 480; Political Science 341; Sociology 300, 356.
b. Electives: 0-6 credits from Forestry 333; Geography 370, 372, 378; Natural Resources 474, 495; Political Science 242; Sociology 357, 358, 360, 363.
2. Analytic skills, 9 credits:
a. computer science: 3 credits from Computer Information systems 101-102, 210, 112, 113.
b. Research methods: 3 credits from Economics 310, Geography 276, 476; Political Science 497; Sociology 351, 352; Psychology 300; Mathematics 355.
c. Policy analysis/management: 3 credits from Business 380; Political Science 250, 397.
3. Internship or independent research on small cities: 3 credits from Political Science 455, 499; Sociology 497 or 498; Geography 399 or Natural Resources 499.
4. Seminar or colloquium on small cities: one credit approved by one of the coordinators.
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