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Regional Planning & Environmental Design Advising Sheet

Advising sheet for the course requirements to complete an Environmental Policy and Planning major with a Environmental Planning emphasis.

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Supporting Courses

Complete all of the following courses (15 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 152 Introduction to Graphic Design & Planning3Fall
ART 106 Three-Dimensional Design3
Fall, Spring
GEOG 102 World Regions and Concepts3
Fall, Summer
GEOG 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems3
Fall, Spring
URB STUD 100 Introduction to Urban Studies3
Fall, Spring

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 102 Environment and Society3Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
PU EN AF (POL SCI) 202 Introduction to Public Policy3Fall, Spring, Summer
URB STUD 201 City Life and Globalization3
Spring

Complete one of the following courses (3-4 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
BUS ADM 216 Business Statistics4
Fall, Spring, Summer
COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics4
Fall, Spring, Summer
COMM SCI 301 Foundations of Social Research3
Fall, Spring
MATH 260 Introductory Statistics4
Fall, Spring Summer

Required Upper Level Courses

Complete all of the following courses (24 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
DESIGN 236 Environmental Design Studio I3
Fall
DESIGN 337 Environmental Design Studio II3
Spring
DESIGN 338 Environmental Design Studio III3
Fall
DESIGN 439 Environmental Design Studio IV3
Spring
GEOG 350 GIS in Public & Environmental Policy3
Fall, Spring
GEOG 450 Advanced Geographic Information Systems3
Spring (even)
URB STUD 254 Designing for Communities and Neighborhoods3
Spring
URB STUD 412 (312) * Urban Planning Theory3
Fall (odd)

Upper Level Electives

Complete three of the following courses (9 credits):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 322 Environmental Planning3Spring
PU EN AF 324 Transitioning to Sustainable Communities3Fall, Spring
GEOG 341 Urban Geography3 Spring
PU EN AF 461 Special Topics in PEA3 (open)
SOCIOL 355 Environmental Sociology3Fall (odd)
UR RE ST 324 Latino Communities in the United States3 Spring (odd)
UR RE ST 452 Planning Methods3 Spring (even)

Other elective opportunities (highly encouraged):

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
PU EN AF 494 Teaching Assistantship3 Fall, Spring
PU EN AF 495 Research Assistantship3 Fall Spring
PU EN AF 497 Internship1-6Fall, Spring, Summer
PU EN AF 498 Independent Study3Fall, Spring, Summer
PU EN AF 499 Travel Abroad Course3 Fall, Spring, Summer

Highly recommended capstone:

Course TitleCreditsOnline OptionPeriodicity
Environmental Design IV3 Spring