About the Program
Urban and regional analysis and planning provides students with an understanding of how communities are structured, what their needs are, and how they are governed. Planners develop long-term and short-term plans to use land for the growth and revitalization of urban, suburban, and rural communities, while helping local officials make decisions concerning social, economic, and environmental problems.
*Evening study available.
Program Requirements
Intellectual Foundations Requirements 39–66 cr
Total Required Credit Hours in the Major 40–42 cr
A. Required Courses for Both Concentrations (24 cr)
GEG 199 Computers in Social Science
GEG 307 Conservation and Environmental Management
GEG 390 Quantitative Methods in Geography and Planning
PLN 315 Principles of Urban and Regional Planning
PLN/GEG 325 Remote Sensing and Mapping
PLN 412 Community Planning Agencies and Issues
PLN 430 Senior Thesis
Select one course from the following:
PSC 300 Political Analysis
SOC 300 Methods in Social Research1
1Prerequisites for SOC 300 are waived by the Sociology Department for urban and regional analysis and planning majors.
B. Concentration Electives (16–18 cr)
Select one of two concentrations:
1. Urban and Regional Planning Concentration Electives (18 cr)
GEG 309 Introduction to Urban Geography
Select five courses from the following (by advisement):
ECO 412 Urban Economics
ECO 424 Business and Economic Forecasting
GEG 305 Principles of Economic Geography
GEG/PLN 310 Urban Transportation Planning
GEG 425 Fundamentals of GIS
GEG 427 Corporate Applications in GIS
GEG 485 Interactive and Web-Based Mapping
PLN/GEG 330 Land Resource Analysis and Planning
PLN 340 Fundamentals of Zoning
PLN 341 Housing and Real Estate
PLN 401 Comprehensive Planning Principles
PLN 488 Internship (3 cr maximum)
PSC 215 Urban Government
2. Environmental Planning Concentration Electives (16–18 cr)
Students in this concentration must demonstrate college-level competency in general chemistry and
general biology. These courses are taken outside of the major.
Select one course from the following:
BIO 212 Introduction to Organismal Biology and Diversity
BIO 213 Introduction to Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
Select one course from the following:
CHE 101 General Chemistry I
CHE 102 General Chemistry II
Electives selected by advisement (9–11 cr):
BIO 315 Ecology (4)
BIO 418 Limnology (4)
GEG 365 Soil Science and Management
GEG 375 Principles of Hydrology
GEG 386 Applied Climatology
GEG 421 Watershed Analysis
GEG 425 Fundamentals of GIS
GEG 428 Environmental Assessment and Planning Applications in GIS
GES 452 Hydrogeology
PLN 360 Environmental Impact Assessment
PLN 488 Internship (3 cr maximum)
PLN 370 Water Resource Planning
All College Electives: Urban-Regional Planning Concentration 0–23 cr
All College Electives: Environmental Planning Concentration 0–23 cr
Total Required Credit Hours (Either Concentration) 120 cr
