The Environmental Track is designed to prepare majors in regional planning for careers in environmental fields or graduate study that leads to a variety of environmental positions. Students who elect this track will acquire knowledge of the physical and human processes that shape the environment, strategies for analyzing environmental issues, and concepts that underlie strategies for ameliorating environmental problems. Students in planning will graduate with a working knowledge of subdivision, land use, and zoning regulation. They will be familiar with strategies of flood plain and wetland regulation, the management of waste and storm water, and environmental impact assessment. They will understand both the theory and ethics of planning. The skills acquired in this track will enable students to assess the causes, consequences, and solutions to a wide variety of environmental issues such as water pollution, acid rain, or tropical deforestation.
For more information, see the undergraduate catalog: B.S. Regional Planning/Environmental Planner Track
Regional Planning B.S.
Requirement Checklist (PDF)
Departmental Requirements:
- Cartography I
- Intro to GIS
- Intro to Planning
- Planning Methods
- Planning Design I
- Planning Design II
- Research Seminar
- Land Use Law
- Land Use Policy
- Planning Theory
- Four of the following:
- Map and Photo Interpretation
- Remote Sensing
- Geography of Energy
- Climatology
- Physiography
- Fresh Water Resources
- Biogeography
- Conservation
