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Geography Major: Urban and Community Planning Concentration, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree or B.S. degree 

Advisors: Francek, Liesch, Patton, Wang

The Geography Major: Urban and Community Planning Concentration prepares tomorrow's planning professionals, community leaders, and engaged citizens to promote sustainable communities by providing geographic knowledge, technical skills, teamwork, and communication.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To declare a major, students must meet with a Geography and Environmental Studies faculty advisor.

A minor is strongly recommended.

Note: Courses may be substituted only with the permission of an advisor.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
GEO 105Physical Geography

3(2-2)

GEO 120Digital Earth: Understanding Environmental Change Using Maps

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (27 hours)

GEO 121Human Geography and Globalization

3(3-0)

GEO 203QRIntroduction to Geographic Information Science

3(2-2)

GEO 300Research Methods in Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 303Geographic Information Systems

3(2-2)

GEO 317Economic Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 331Introductory Urban Planning

3(3-0)

GEO 340Urban Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 431Urban Planning Capstone

3(3-0)

PSC 261State and Local Government

3(3-0)

Note: GEO 121 and GEO 431 may be offered as WI.

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
STA 282QRIntroduction to Statistics

3(3-0)

STA 382QRElementary Statistical Analysis

3(3-0)

Electives (9 hours)

Select 9 hours from the two groups below:

Electives I (3-6 hours)

Select 3-6 hours from the following:
ENV 300Environmental Justice: Race, Gender, Poverty

3(3-0)

ENV 310Environmental Issues Management

3(3-0)

ENV 320Environmental Assessment and Practice

3(3-0)

ENV 360Water Resources Management

3(3-0)

GEO 320Population Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 325Resiliency of Socio-Ecological Systems

3(3-0)

GEO 330Resource Perception and Utilization

3(3-0)

GEO 332American Landscapes

3(3-0)

GEO 334/BIO 334Soil Science

3(2-2)

GEO 360Gender and Geography in the Midst of Globalization

3(3-0)

GEO 515Environmental Management and Policy

3(3-0)

PAD 210Introduction to Public Administration

3(3-0)

PAD 313Public Budgeting Processes

3(3-0)

PSC 513Citizen Engagement in Public Life

3(3-0)

Electives II (3-6 hours)

Select 3-6 hours from the following:

GEO 308Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

3(2-2)

GEO 500Advanced Cartography

3(2-2)

GEO 503Advanced Geographic Information Systems

3(2-2)

GEO 505Mapping and Surveying Technology: CAD, GPS, and UAS

3(2-2)

GEO 508Applications of Remote Sensing

3(2-2)

GEO 510Python Programming for GIS

3(2-2)

GEO 512Quantitative Methods for Spatial Analysis

3(2-2)

GEO 513Geographic Information Systems for Social Sciences

3(2-2)

GEO 528Environmental Modeling with GIS

3(2-2)

Total: 42 semester hours