Class Availability at SF Urban

Course Offerings Required for all Participants:

IS 190 SF Urban Practicum (8 units from an Internship in a vocationally- related area) Students learn resume-building and interviewing skills, complete three full interview sessions and accept placement in a supervised internship in a highly regarded business or non-profit organization. Close relationships with SF Urban personnel and on-site supervisors create a world-class learning opportunity in which vocational calling, social justice and faith issues are integrated. In most cases, this internship will fulfill GE requirement: Competent and Compassionate Action.

IS 195 SF Urban Studies (4 units) Study San Francisco and you get a glimpse at the future of American thoughts and trends. Many issues, such as poverty, homelessness and ethnic diversity are more accessible in this urban environment along with broader issues of racism, sexual orientation and diversity of faith community commitments to human needs. Interaction with local guest speakers supplement significant text readings, reflective writing and guided discussions.

Elective Offerings Fall Semester;

RS 117 The Emergent Church: 1st and 21st Centuries (4 units)
An overview of the similarities between the early church’s strategic growth patterns and the contemporary Emergent Church movement in the urban environment. Reading and interpretations of relevant New Testament passages will be discussed in light of conversations with leading figures in the Emergent Church movement in San Francisco.

ENG 134 Ethnicity, Race and the City (4 units)
A comprehensive look at literature from diverse sources, which express broader perspectives available in the urban environment. Students interact with representatives of diverse communities which make up the unique environment of San Francisco.

IS194 Independent Study (2-4 units, by request) In collaboration with San Francisco based faculty and with relevant departmental colleagues, a student may self-design a course which integrates the unique environment of San Francisco into the study of their discipline (example: SF Social services and their effect on poverty and homelessness in the city; Cultural Impact on International Trade Relations- Chinatown’s familial structures and their effect on social capital; A Survey of Church positions on Homosexuality, etc.).

Elective Offerings, Spring Semester:

ENG 104 Modern Grammar and Advanced Composition (4 units)
Prerequisite: completion of the first-year writing for the liberal arts requirement. Strategies and practice in writing non-fiction, expository prose. Special emphasis on revision and style. Includes mini-lessons, peer editing, in-class writing, workshops and oral presentations. Focus will be on themes derived from the student’s interaction with San Francisco, its people and unique issues.


RS117 The Emergent Church: 1st & 21st Centuries (See Above)