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Geography – 城市规划与可持续发展 Major B.S.

  • Crafting urban environments that embrace sustainability, with 环境、经济和公平 components
  • Career preparation for urban and environmental planning firms; real estate development companies; community-based non-profit organizations; local, state, and national parks; architecture firms; zoning administration; historical preservation agencies
  • Preparation for graduate study in planning, 环境研究, public policy, and geography

招生信息

学位要求

Major code BS4242

教师联系: Dr. 哈罗德·珀金斯

项目概述

The 城市规划与可持续发展 major provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to envision and craft urban environments that embrace the three key components of sustainability?环境、经济和公平. 完成跨学科课程的学生, forward-looking program will develop sophisticated understandings of cities and their role in the social, economic, 以及21世纪的环境挑战. 课程强调城市, sustainability, 以及规划的理论和过程, in addition to a strong foundation in geography and its major analytical techniques.

Geographers are interested in the spatial patterns observed on earth. 连接自然科学和社会科学, geography is the interdisciplinary study of environments and how people interact with the environment. It is important to study geography because many of the world's problems require understanding the interdependence between human activities and the environment. Geography is therefore a beneficial major for students because its theories and methods provide them with analytical skills relevant to occupations focused on solving social and environmental problems. The Geography Department offers eight majors that help students tailor their focus of study.

The department is committed to excellence in both teaching and advising. Several faculty members have received teaching awards, and faculty are known across campus for the quality of their advising. 作为地理专业的学生, students meet one-on-one with their faculty adviser every semester during advising week, and they are always welcome to talk with their adviser at any time throughout the semester whenever questions may arise. In addition to advising students about their academic programs, the department provides timely information about internships, 全国竞争奖项, 以及其他出现的机会. 许多学生完成实习, and several over the last few years have received 全国竞争奖项.

职业和研究生院

Students who pursue a degree in Geography – 城市规划与可持续发展 are well-suited for a variety of career opportunities, from city planner to corporate sustainability officer. While it is common for urban planners to hold positions within the local, state, 联邦政府, additional employment opportunities are available with urban and environmental planning firms; real estate development companies; community-based non-profit organizations; local, state, and national parks; architecture firms; zoning administration; historical preservation agencies; institutions of higher education; etc. Many urban planning positions require a graduate degree. Consequently, the urban planning and sustainability major also positions its graduates well for graduate level study in planning, 环境研究, public policy, 地理课程.

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招生信息

新生/一年级入学: No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

项目政策变更: 没有选择性或有限的入学要求.

对外转学录取: No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

学位要求

大学范围的毕业要求

To complete this program, students must meet all University-wide graduation requirements.

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地理-城市规划专业

B的专业要求.S. degree in Geography - Urban Planning is a minimum of 44 hours of geography.

地理基础

Complete the following geography foundation courses with at least the minimum grade indicated for each course:

  • GEOG 1100 -自然地理学时:4.0 (C或以上成绩)
  • GEOG 1200 -人文地理学时:3.0 (C或以上成绩)
  • GEOG 2680 - Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences Credit Hours: 4.0 (C或以上成绩)
  • GEOG 2710 - Introduction to Statistics in Geography Credit Hours: 3.0 (C-或以上成绩)
  • GEOG 4800 - Senior Seminar in Geography Credit Hours: 3.0

地理区域课程

完成以下区域课程中的一门:

  • GEOG 3300 -欧洲地理学时:3.0
  • 地理3310 -非洲地理学时:3.0
  • GEOG 3330 - Appalachia: Land and People Credit Hours: 3.0
  • GEOG 3340 - Historical Geography of the United States Credit Hours: 3.0
  • GEOG 3350 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3.0
  • GEOG 3380 -亚洲地理学时:3.0

地理技术/方法课程

Note: Students interested in pursuing an internship opportunity junior or senior years are advised to strengthen their credentials by first completing a techniques and a planning course. 

完成以下课程:

  • GEOG 3500 -土地利用规划学时:3

Take one additional technique course from the following:

  • GEOG 3600 -地图学I Credit Hours: 4
  • GEOG 3650 -航空照片解释 Credit Hours: 3
  • GEOG 4660 -遥感原理 Credit Hours: 4
  • GEOG 4710 -地理学定量方法 Credit Hours: 3
  • GEOG 4712 -地理学的野外方法 Credit Hours: 3
  • GEOG 4730 - GIS原理 Credit Hours: 4

项目要求

核心需求

完成以下四门必修课程:

  • GEOG 3260 -城市地理学时:3.0
  • 地理2500 -规划和城市学时:3.0
  • GEOG 4520 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning Credit Hours: 3.0
  • GEOG 4560 - The Just and Sustainable City Credit Hours: 3.0

核心选修课

完成以下两门课程:

  • 地理3210 -人口地理学时:3.0
  • 地理3250 -政治地理学时:3.0
  • 地理3270 -社会地理学时:3.0
  • 地理3290 -世界经济地理学时:3.0
  • 地质3580 -环境危害学时:3.0
  • GEOG 4550 -历史规划学时:3.0

推荐的课程

The following courses are highly recommended and students are encouraged to take some of them to satisfy the University General Education Requirements and the 文理学院 Requirements.

  • 经济学3200 -劳动经济学学时:3.0
  • ECON 4250 - Government and Economic Policy Credit Hours: 3.0
  • HIST 3112 - United States in Urban History Credit Hours: 3.0
  • POLS 3200 -城市政治学分:3.0
  • POLS 4840 - The Politics of Sustainability Credit Hours: 3.0
  • SOC 4240 -城市社会学学时:3.0
  • SW 2601 - Social Welfare Overview and Trends Credit Hours: 3.0
  • SW 3602 -社会福利政策学时:3.0