Course Descriptions

Internships and Independent Study Courses

INS 199 Internship
See descriptions for this and other internship options (on-campus, off-campus, half credit) in Departments and Programs.

INS 299 Directed Study
See description in Departments and Programs. (Prereq.: POL 122 or SOC 211)

INS 399 Internship
See descriptions for this and other internship options (on-campus, off-campus, half credit). Internships place students with sponsoring organizations that provide supervised work experience for a minimum of 10 hours a week. Please note that students may also fulfill their internship requirement through HECUA, Sociology (SOC399) or Political Science (POL399).

INS 498 Independent Study—Metropolitan Resources
An independently-designed course developed by a student (or group of students), utilizing the metropolitan resources available, e.g., lectures, symposia, performances, hearings. The course is designed in consultation with and evaluated by a department faculty member. (Prereq.: POL 122 or SOC 111 and consent of instructor)

INS 499 Independent Study/Research
(Prereq.: POL 484 or SOC 363)

Urban Studies Options through HECUA

Augsburg co-founded and plays a leading role in the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs. Through HECUA, Augsburg students have access to interdisciplinary field learning programs of exceptional quality located in Scandinavia, Latin America, Northern Ireland, and the Twin Cities. The following programs can be counted towards the metro-urban studies major and minor. Ask the director of Metro-Urban Studies for more detail. Also see International Programs listings.

Metro-Urban Studies Term: Poverty, Inequality, and Social Change—Fall or Spring

This semester-length program delves into the root causes of increasing levels of poverty and inequality in the United States. To understand these issues, the program focuses on the eco nomy, housing systems, education, welfare, government policies, urban sprawl, regional race and class segregation, and institutional discrimination.

INS 358 Theories of Poverty, Inequality and Social Change
(Reading Seminar)

INS 359 Social Policy and Anti-Poverty Strategies in Theory and Practice
(Field Seminar)

INS 399 Internship
(Two course credits)

City Arts—Spring

An interdisciplinary study of the role of art and the artist in working for social justice, and an exploration of the relationship between art, culture, and identity. Students meet Twin Cities artists, activists, private and public arts funders, and politicians, and engage in a thorough examination of the role of art in advocating for social change.

INS 330 Field Seminar: Arts Praxis

INS 331 Creating Social Change: Art and Culture in Political, Social, and Historical Context

INS 399 Internship
(Two course credits)

Environmental Sustainability: Science, Politics, and Public Policy—Fall

Ecosystem degradation and rehabilitation, the social and economic underpinnings of conflict over environmental change, and public policy and community-based strategies to achieve sustainability. Uses social, economic, and environmental sustainability to address themes like the links between rural and urban concerns and the way local decisions relate to regional and global trends. Students gain first-hand experience learning from community organizers, government planners and business leaders who are rising to the challenges of creating a more sustainable world.

INS 346 Adaptive Ecosystem Management

INS 345 Social Dimensions of Environmental Change

INS 399 Field/Research Methods and Investigation

INS 399 Internship and Integration Seminar

INS 399 Internship and Integration Seminar (2 course credits)

HECUA International Programs

See HECUA in International Programs for study programs outside the United States.