2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Regional Planning, Environmental Planning Concentration, B.S.

Regional Planning Foundation Courses - 21 Credits

GPS 0105 - Introduction to Community Planning Credits: 3
GPS 0106 - Envir., Sustain. & Society Credits: 3
GPS 0216 - The (Un)Just City Credits: 3
GPS 0219 - Land Use and Resource Planning Credits: 3
GPS 0222 - Site Planning Studio Credits: 3
GPS 0225 - Legal Issues in Zoning and Planning Credits: 3
GPS 0391 - Seminar in Regional and Environmental Planning Credits: 3

Regional Planning Methodology Courses - 9 Credits

Required - 6 Credits

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

Choose One - 3 Credits

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

Environmental Planning Concentration - 9 Credits

Choose three courses from the following:

GPS 0107 - Climate Change Credits: 3
GPS 0230 - Meteorology Credits: 3 or
GPS 0331 - Severe and Unusual Weather Credits: 3
GPS 0236 - Environmental Analysis II Credits: 3
GPS 0238 - Environmental Impact Analysis Credits: 3
GPS 0245 - Sustainable Energy Credits: 3
GPS 0250 - Political Ecology Credits: 3
GPS 0251 - Water Resources Planning and Management Credits: 4
GPS 0311 - Regional Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean Credits: 3
GPS 0317 - Special Topics in Geography and Planning Credits: 1-4 (with Environmental Emphasis)
GPS 0350 - Internship in Regional and Environmental Planning Credits: 3-12
(only 3 credits count toward the concentration)
GPS 0399 - Independent Study Credits: 3-6
(only 3 credits count toward the concentration)

Regional Planning Recommended Common Core Courses

GPS 0101 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GPS 0102 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
GPS 0204 - Housing in America Credits: 3
GPS 0107 - Climate Change Credits: 3
GPS 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 .