Urban and Regional Planning (B.S.)
Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
General Education 23 Requirements | ||
33 credit hours | 33 | |
Urban and Regional Planning Major Requirements (39 credit hours) | ||
PLN 215 | INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING | 3 |
PLN 225 | PLANNING METHODS | 3 |
PLN 315 | PRINCIPLES OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING | 3 |
PLN 325 | MAPS AND MAPMAKING USING GIS | 3 |
PLN 340 | LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING | 3 |
PLN 401 | PLANS AND PLAN-MAKING | 3 |
PLN 431 | PLANNING PRACTICUM | 3 |
Electives Selected by Advisement (18 credit hours) | ||
Select from the following: | 18 | |
URBAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
HOUSING AND EQUITABLE URBANISM | ||
PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUITIES | ||
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | ||
URBAN ANALYSIS USING GIS | ||
COMMUNITY PLANNING AGENCIES AND ISSUES | ||
INTERNSHIP (1-15) | ||
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY | ||
FUNDAMENTALS OF GIS | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN GIS | ||
All College Electives | ||
42-48 credit hours | 42-48 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |
Students will:
- understand the basic themes in the planning field and the multidisciplinary aspects of the profession.
- be able to assemble ideas and information from prior planning practice and scholarship and understand its relationship to plan development.
- be able to organize planning information into maps, graphs, and other visual representations and analyze that information to seek patterns, relationships, and connections.
- be able to prepare and deliver clear and convincing written and oral presentations.