Planning Track

Are you interested in making a positive change to your community?

Are you interested in the land development process?

Do you like devising solutions to complex problems?

Do you like working with people?

Do you like to communicate ideas and plans?

Do you think about the future and how it could be better?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then the Planning track might be for you!

You will learn about the urban and regional planning profession and develop basic skills in planning analysis in the areas of land use, housing, transportation and urban design. Many students in this track are able to complement their studies with real-world internship experiences. Graduates of this track have gone on to work in entry-level planning positions in the private, public and non-profit sectors. A number of graduates have pursued further study in some of the top graduate planning schools.

Required Courses: (6 semester hours)

GEO214 Introduction to Planning; and

GEO324 Introduction to GIS

GEO328 Computer Cartography

Elective Courses (9 semester hours) and Cognate Courses (15 semester hours) are typically selected under advisement from the following course options:

GEO320 Land Use Planning
GEO322 Land Development
GEO336 Environmental Planning
GEO312 Urban Geography
GEO316 Planning for Public Services
GEO318 Economic Geography
GEO331 Transportation Planning
GEO338 Environmental Applications of GIS
GEO354 Geography & Planning of Housing
GEO403 Planning Design
GEO424 GIS Applications

For more information on this track, please contact Dottie Ives-Dewey