2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog/Student Handbook

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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog/Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Regional Planning, B.S.

Requirements for Regional Planning Majors

Regional Planning Foundation Courses - 16 Credits

GARP 0101 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0102 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
GARP 0105 - Introduction to Community Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0106 - Introduction to Environmental Analysis Credits: 3
GARP 0391 - Seminar in Regional and Environmental Planning Credits: 3

Methodology - 9 Credits

(Choices must include one graphic course and one quantitative course.)

Graphic Methods

GARP 0243 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credits: 3
GARP 0244 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GARP 0344 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3

Quantitative Methods

GARP 0246 - Quantitative Methodsfor Social and Physical Science Credits: 3
GARP 0340 - Data Collection and Analysis Credits: 3

Social, Urban and Environmental Applications - 12 Credits

Courses to be selected, with advisement, from the following:

GARP 0204 - Housing in America Credits: 3
GARP 0206 - Climate Change Credits: 3
GARP 0215 - Economic Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0216 - Urban Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0217 - Global Issues of the Future Credits: 3
GARP 0218 - Recreation Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0219 - Land Use and Resource Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0220 - Landform Evaluation for Planners Credits: 3
GARP 0222 - Site Planning Studio Credits: 3
GARP 0225 - Legal Issues in Zoning and Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0230 - Meteorology Credits: 3
GARP 0236 - Environmental Analysis II Credits: 3
GARP 0238 - Environmental Impact Analysis Credits: 3
GARP 0252 - Cities of the Global South Credits: 3
GARP 0314 - Transportation Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0316 - American Suburbanization Credits: 3
GARP 0317 - Special Topics in Geography and Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0330 - Climatology Credits: 3
GARP 0331 - Severe and Unusual Weather Credits: 3

Regional Planning Electives - 6 Credits

Choose any two courses listed below, or additional methodology or applications courses:

GARP 0200 - Geography of Europe Credits: 3
GARP 0201 - Geography of Africa Credits: 3
GARP 0202 - Geography of North America Credits: 3
GARP 0210 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0212 - Political Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0213 - Travel and Tourism Planning Credits: 3
GARP 0214 - Behavioral Geography Credits: 3
GARP 0320 - Intermediate Meteorology Credits: 3
GARP 0350 - Internship in Regional and Environmental Planning Credits: 3-12
GARP 0399 - Independent Study Credits: 3-6
HIST 0365 - History of City and Regional Planning Credits: 3
POLS 0204 - Introduction to Public Administration Credits: 3
POLS 0205 - Metropolitan Politics 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 .