Geography, Regional Planning Track, MS

Become a Leader in Regional Planning
Acquire the theoretical, practical, and policy knowledge necessary to become a regional planner. As a student in this track, you'll choose from a number of geography-centered studies: population, urban, trade and transportation, political, social, and settlement. You can then study the many different areas that impact regional planning: design, law, policy, theory, economy, environment, and plan implementation.
Core Program (9cr)
- GEOG 610 - Research in Geography and Regional Planning 3 cr
- GEOG 612 - Quantitative Techniques in Geography and Regional Planning 3 cr
- GEOG 614 - Thought and Philosophy in Geography and Regional Planning 3 cr
Regional Planning Track (15cr)
Five courses from among the following:
- GEOG 531 - Population Geography 3cr
- GEOG 532 - Urban Geography 3cr
- GEOG 533 - Geography of Trade and Transportation 3cr
- GEOG 534 - Political Geography 3cr
- GEOG 536 - Social Geography 3cr
- GEOG 550 - Introduction to Community Planning 3cr
- GEOG 552* - Planning Methods 3cr
- GEOG 554 - Planning Design 3cr
- GEOG 558 - Land Use Law 3cr
- GEOG 564* - Land Use Policy 3cr
- GEOG 568 - Planning Theory 3cr
- GEOG 617 - Field Techniques in Geography and Planning 3cr
- GEOG 623 - Regional Development 3cr
- GEOG 624 - Technical Issues in GIS 3cr
- GEOG 625 - Environmental Planning 3cr
- GEOG 633 - Settlement Geography 3cr
- GEOG 665 - Plan Implementation 3cr
- PLSC 668 - Public Sector Financial Administration 3cr