Geography - Urban Planning (B.A.) (Fall 2008)
Administered by Geography and Geosciences
Effective Fall 2008
In addition to 54 semester hours of general education requirements, a total of 30 to 60 semester hours is required for a major in geography. The balance of hours toward the 120-hour university requirement for a bachelor's degree is made up of elective courses
Core Courses: All Required
41.101 World Physical Geography
41.221 Economic Geography
41.250 Elements of Planning
41.350 Advanced Planning
41.497 Internship in Planning
41.498 Applied Planning Seminar
Electives (choose 3 from the following six courses)
41.258 Environmental Conservation
41.302 Land Resources Management
41.304 Environmental Valuation
41.315 Geography of Recreation, Tourism and Sport
41.363 Urban Geography
51.100 Environmental Geology
Skills and Tools
41.240 Writing for Environmental Careers
25.103 Public Speaking
53.141 Introduction to Statistics
Choose two from the following four courses:
41.242 Map Skills
41.264 Applied Cartography
41.342 Geographic Information Systems
51.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth
Cognate Areas
Economics (choose at least one from the following four courses)
- 40.121 Principles of Economics I
- 40.122 Principles of Economics II
- 40.316 Urban Economics
- 40.410 Public Finance
Political Science (required)
- 44.120 United States Government
- 44.452 State and Local Government
- Also recommended are:
- 44.438 Public Personnel Administration
- 44.452 Public Policy
Sociology (choose at least one from the following five courses)