PLN/GEG 310
URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: GEG 309 or PLN 315.
Comparative study of the modes of transportation, transportation planning, and the benefits and effects of transportation. Emphasis on application to urban transportation. The importance of accessibility to the development of a modern metropolitan transportation system.
PLN 315
PRINCIPLES OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
3, 3/0
Introduction to community planning, historical survey, origin and growth of city-planning movement; role of various levels of government
in community planning; factors currently involved in community planning theory and practice.
PLN/GEG 325
REMOTE SENSING AND MAPPING
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: GEG 101 or GEG 307 or GES 101.
Fundamental elements of maps, air photographs, and satellite images, and the methodology of interpreting them. Spatial data sources, data presentation, globe and map grids, and the use of maps, air photos, satellite images, and global positioning systems (GPS) to identify, present and study spatial phenomena.
PLN/GEG 330
LAND RESOURCE ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: PLN 315.
The principles of land resource management, with emphasis on land-use patterns, controls, and policies. Attention to urban, suburban, and rural landuse situations.
PLN 340
FUNDAMENTALS OF ZONING
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: PLN 315.
Zoning as a method to implement comprehensive land-use plans; process for adopting and amending zoning ordinances, legislative and legal constraints, and general content of a zoning ordinance; operation of zoning board appeals emphasized in class exercise and fieldwork.
PLN 341
HOUSING AND REAL ESTATE
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: PLN 315.
Housing elements relevant to the professional practice of planning, including the considerations of consumers in selecting communities, neighborhoods, and sites; the description, conveyance, and marketable rights associated with real property, forms of home ownership, less conventional housing choices; government policy affecting housing. Investigation of local housing stock, both from the perspective of potential purchaser and historic preservationist.
PLN 360
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
3, 3/0
Prerequisites: Upper-division status; minimum of 9 credit hours in geography, planning, earth science, biology, or related environmental discipline.
Introduction to the legislation and technical procedures involved with the development of environmental impact statements (EIS) and environmental assessments (EA); emphasizes practical experience in conducting an EA and writing an EIS.
PLN 370
WATER RESOURCE PLANNING
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: GEG 375 or GES 452.
Introduction to water resource planning in the United States. Emphasis on project management and planning processes used by federal water resources agencies. Field trip and group project required.
PLN 401
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STRATEGIES
3, 3/0
Prerequisites: Upper-division status, PLN 315.
The overarching role of comprehensive planning as it influences future patterns of municipal land use in both natural and built environments; techniques for identifying primary issues; reaching consensus on goals and objectives for future physical development patterns within a community; recognizing basic comprehensive plan content and procedures for adoption.
PLN 412
COMMUNITY PLANNING AGENCIES AND ISSUES
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: PLN 315.
The role of the professional planner in a range of government and private agencies; introduction to the tools needed by the professional planner; discussion of planning techniques and issues. Emphasis on professional ethics and the function of staff in a variety of planning agencies.
PLN 415
SEMINAR IN PLANNING
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: PLN 315.
Investigation, discussion, and research of topics of current interest in planning or economic development; techniques and methods of analysis used in planning process. Topics vary each semester.
PLN 430
SENIOR THESIS
3, 3/0
Prerequisites: GEG 390; SOC 300 or PSC 300; senior geography and planning major.
Research in geography or planning and presentation of selected research-related topics by department faculty.
PLN 488
INTERNSHIP
Variable Credit
Prerequisites: PLN 315, 6 credit hours of geography or planning coursework at the upperdivision level, minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5, background of courses or experience within area of interest, advisor and department chair permission.
Guided, supervised field experiences that complement the academic program.
