Geography Major - Urban and Regional Planning (32 hours)

Students prepare for planning careers with private consulting firms and/or city, township, county, or regional governments. This program prepares for careers in small-to-medium size planning agencies.

A professional internship is strongly recommended.

GEOG 4120 - Professional Practice Credits: 2 to 6 hours

Required Core (20 hours)

GEOG 1050 - Physical Geography Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 2050 - Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2650 - Map, Chart and Air Photo Reading Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3030 - Geographic Inquiry Credits: 4 hours
Prerequisite: A course in statistics (STAT 1600, 2160, 2600, or 3660 or equivalent)
GEOG 3560 - Introduction to City and Regional Planning Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5560 - Studies in Urban and Regional Planning Credits: 3 hours

Electives (12 hours)

The remaining 12 hrs. of the major should be selected from the following courses:

At least one GIS course about the 200-level is recommended.

GEOG 2440 - Economic Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3610 - Population: The Crowding World Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3800 - United States and Canada Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4120 - Professional Practice Credits: 2 to 6 hours
GEOG 5010 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 5440 - Studies in Economic Geography Credits: 2 to 3 hours
GEOG 5550 - Contemporary Issues in Resources Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5570 - Environmental Impact Assessment Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5670 - Spatial Analysis Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 5690 - Intermediate Geographic Systems Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 5700 - Cities and Urban Systems Credits: 3 to 4 hours
GEOG 5820 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 5970 - Readings in Geography Credits: 1 to 3 hours

Note:

The following majors or minors are recommended with this major: Earth Science, English (Practical Writing), Economics, Environmental Studies, Geology, History, Hydrogeology, Political Science, Public Administration, Public History, Real Estate, Recreation, and Sociology.