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This area of concentration prepares students for careers as urban & regional planners, land use planners, transportation planners, county planners, zoning administrators, and other planning related careers in local and regional governments. This concentration also prepares students for careers in the private sector, where planning consultant firms carry out substantial work on contract for public agencies. In these latter agencies, students may bring specialized skills to planning activities because of the specialization of the firm.
In addition to required core courses, the program exposes students to courses from cognate fields of planning. It requires a minimum of 37 credit hours. These include 16 credits of geography graduate program, 15 credits of required community development and planning courses, 6 credits of planning thesis/studio/practicum, and 6 credits electives.
| Required Geography Core Courses |
16 credits |
| Geog 5670 Spatial Analysis |
4 credits |
| Geog 6610 Geographic Research |
4 credits |
| Geog 6660 Professional Development Seminar |
2 credits |
| Geog 7000 Master’s Thesis |
6 credits or |
| Geog 7100 Independent Study / Project |
6 credits |
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| Required Community Development and Planning Courses |
15 credits |
| Geog 5700 Cities & Urban Systems |
3 credits |
| Geog 5710 Introduction to Community Development & Planning |
3 credits |
| Geog 6720 Community Analysis & Planning Techniques |
3 credits |
| Geog 6730 Seminar in Com. Development & Planning |
3 credits |
| Geog 7120 Professional Field Experience |
3 credits |
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| Elective & Cognate Courses (Select two) |
6-8 credits |
| Econ 6100 Basic Economic Analysis |
3 credits |
| Geog 5010 Introduction to GIS |
4 credits |
| Geog 5530 Water Resources Management |
3 credits |
| Geog 5550 Contemporary Issues in Resource Management |
3 credits |
| Geog 5560 Studies in Urban and Regional Planning |
3 credits |
| Geog 5440 Studies in Economic Geography |
3 credits |
| Geog 5430 Transportation Planning |
3 credits |
| Geog 5540 Outdoor Recreation: Resources and Planning |
3 credits |
| Geog 5570 Environmental Impact Assessment |
4 credits |
| Geog 5690 Intermediate GIS |
3 credits |
| Geog 5820 Remote Sensing of the Environment |
3 credits |
| Geog 6710 Landscape Ecology and Regional Planning |
3 credits |
| PADM 6120 Principles of Public Budgeting |
3 credits |
| PADM 6130 Local Government Administration |
3 credits |
| PADM 6150 State and local Government Finance |
3 credits |
| PADM 6140 Managing Comm. Growth and Development |
3 credits |
Courses in other departments may also be useful in a student’s program of study.
Individualized Planned Area of Concentration
Students may also be able to plan their own program based on their career goals. However, since this will be a degree under geography, students must fulfill the required geography core areas and must also follow the graduate college rules.
Courses for All Concentrations
Several flexible courses may be used in any concentration area, when relevant to your program of study. These are individualized independent study courses or professional internships.
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