B.S. in Urban and Environmental Planning

Program Overview

This four-year program provides a comprehensive foundation in planning, including courses in physical geography, maps and remote sensing, GIS, and planning history and ethics. Students will develop skills in planning design, land use planning, and business and technical writing. The program prepares graduates for careers in urban and regional planning, environmental planning, and related fields.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year One
• GEO 102: Physical Geography (3 credits)
• GEO 225: Introduction to Maps and Remote Sensing (3 credits)
• WRT 120: Effective Writing I (3 credits)
• FYE 100X: First Year Experience (4 credits)
• Gen Ed Distributive Course (3 credits)
• Year Two
• PLN 214: Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
• GEO 324: Intro to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
• Cognate Course (3 credits)
• Gen Ed Distributive Course (3 credits)
• Gen Ed Distributive Course (3 credits)
• Year Three
• PLN 301: Planning History, Theory, and Ethics (3 credits)
• PLN 320: Land Use Planning (3 credits)
• Major Elective (3 credits)
• Major Elective (3 credits)
• Gen Ed Distributive Course (3 credits)
• Year Four
• PLN 403: Planning Design (Studio A) (3 credits)
• ENG 368 or ENG 371: Business and Organizational Writing or Technical Writing (3 credits)
• Cognate Course (3 credits)
• Major Elective (3 credits)
• Free Elective (3 credits)
• PLN 405: Planning Design (Studio B) (3 credits)
• Cognate Course (3 credits)
• Cognate Course (3 credits)