2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog/Student Handbook

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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog/Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Regional Planning, Urban & Social Justice Concentration, B.S.

Regional Planning Foundation Courses - 21 Credits

GARP 0105 - Introduction to Community Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0106 - Introduction to Environmental Analysis Credits: 3
GARP 0216 - The (Un)Just City Credits: 3
GARP 0219 - Land Use and Resource Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0222 - Site Planning Studio Credits: 3
GARP 0225 - Legal Issues in Zoning and Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0391 - Seminar in Regional and Environmental Planning Credits: 3

Regional Planning Methodology Courses - 9 Credits

Required - 6 Credits

GARP 0244 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GARP 0246 - Quantitative Methods for Social and Physical Science Credits: 3

Choose One - 3 Credits

GARP 0243 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GARP 0340 - Data Collection and Analysis Credits: 3
GARP 0343 - Advanced Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GARP 0344 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GARP 0360 - Field Methods Credits: 3

Urban & Social Justice Concentration - 9 Credits

Choose three courses from the following:

GARP 0204 - Housing in America Credits: 3
GARP 0213 - Travel and Tourism Planning Credits: 3 or
GARP 0218 - Recreation Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0215 - Economic Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0217 - Global Issues of the Future Credits: 3
GARP 0233 - Planning (for) Disasters Credits: 3
GARP 0252 - Cities of the Global South Credits: 3
GARP 0305 - Regional Geography of New England Credits: 3
GARP 0314 - Transportation Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0316 - American Suburbanization Credits: 3
GARP 0317 - Special Topics in Geography and Planning Credits: 1-4 (with urban emphasis)
GARP 0325 - Food Systems Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0350 - Internship in Regional and Environmental Planning Credits: 3-12
(only 3 credits count toward the concentration)
GARP 0352 - Planning Green Sustainable Cities Credits: 3
GARP 0399 - Independent Study Credits: 3-6
(only 3 credits count toward the concentration)

Regional Planning Recommended Common Core Courses

GARP 0101 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0102 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
GARP 0204 - Housing in America Credits: 3
GARP 0206 - Climate Change Credits: 3
GARP 0210 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .