Buffalo State

Planning (Minor)

About the Program

The objective of the planning minor is to introduce students to the discipline of planning and to familiarize them with some of the fundamental approaches to the discipline. It is designed for students who would like to enhance their employment opportunities in a planning or related area, or who wish to pursue graduate training in these areas.

About the Geography and Planning Department

A213 Classroom Building
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-6216
Fax: (716) 878-4009
www.buffalostate.edu/geography/

Contact Faculty and Staff in the Geography and Planning Department

Program Requirements

Total Required Credit Hours: 18 credits

A. Required Courses (6 credits)
GEG/PLN 325 Remote Sensing and Mapping
PLN 315 Principles of Urban and Regional Planning

B. Electives (12 credits selected with advisement)
PLN 340 Fundamentals of Zoning
PLN 341 Housing and Real Estate
PLN 401 Comprehensive Planning Principles
GEG 305 Principles of Economic Geography
GEG 307 Conservation and Environmental Management
GEG 365 Soil Science and Management
GEG 375 Principles of Hydrology
GEG 421 Watershed Analysis
GEG 425 Fundamentals of GIS
GEG 427 or GEG 428 Corporate Application in GIS or Environmental Assessment & Planning Applications in GIS
PLN 310 Urban Transportation Planning
PLN 330 Land Resource Analysis and Planning
PLN 370 Water Resources Planning

More information about this minor may be obtained through the Geography and Planning Department.

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