OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2014-15
[Archived Catalog]
Geography—Urban Planning Major (B.S) |
Major code BS4234
College of Arts and Sciences
Geography Department
Clippinger Laboratories 122
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1140
Fax: 740.593.1138
meeksa@ohio.edu
http://www.ohio.edu/geography
Geoff Buckley, contact person
Program Overview
The curriculum is designed to provide basic academic requirements for a career in urban planning in the United States. Urban planning majors take courses both inside and outside the Geography Department that emphasize social, political, and environmental aspects of the planning profession. The majority of job opportunities for urban planners are with government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. The Bachelor of Science degree in urban planning can provide planners initial entry into the profession. However, planning positions frequently require candidates to have earned a graduate degree in planning. Therefore the urban planning major offered by the Geography Department positions graduates well for acceptance into Master of Science programs, too.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
No requirements beyond University admission requirements.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
The majority of job opportunities for planners are with government agencies at the local, state, and federal levels, urban and environmental planning firms, real estate development companies and community-based NGOs.
Requirements
Universitywide Graduation Requirements
To complete this program, students must meet all Universitywide graduation requirements .
Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement
View the A&S - College Level Requirements (A&S CLR) .
Geography - Urban Planning Major
The major requirement for the B.S. degree in Geography - Urban Planning is a minimum of 44 hours of geography.
Geography Foundations
Complete the following geography foundation courses with at least the minimum grade indicated for each course:
- GEOG 1100 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 4
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(C or better grade required)
- GEOG 1200 - Human Geography Credit Hours: 3
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(C or better grade required)
- GEOG 2680 - Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences Credit Hours: 4
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(C or better grade required)
- GEOG 2710 - Introduction to Statistics in Geography Credit Hours: 3
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(C- or better grade required)
- GEOG 4800 - Senior Seminar in Geography Credit Hours: 3
Geography Regional Course
Complete one regional course from the following:
- GEOG 3300 - Geography of Europe Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3310 - Geography of Africa Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3330 - Appalachia: Land and People Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3340 - Historical Geography of the United States Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3350 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia Credit Hours: 3
Geography Technique/Method Courses
Complete two courses from the following:
- GEOG 3600 - Cartography I Credit Hours: 4
- GEOG 3610 - Cartography II Credit Hours: 4
- GEOG 3650 - Air Photo Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4660 - Principles of Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 4
- GEOG 4670 - Advanced Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 4
- GEOG 4710 - Quantitative Methods in Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4712 - Field Methods in Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4730 - Principles of GIS Credit Hours: 4
- GEOG 4740 - GIS Design and Application Development Credit Hours: 4
- GEOG 4750 - GIS and Landscape Analysis Credit Hours: 4
- GEOG 4760 - Geographic Information Analysis Credit Hours: 4
Core Requirements
Complete the following three required courses:
- GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3500 - Land Use Planning Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4560 - The City and the Environment Credit Hours: 3
Core Electives
Complete three of the following courses:
- GEOG 3210 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3250 - Political Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3270 - Social Geographies Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3530 - Environmental Planning and Assessment Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 3580 - Environmental Hazards Credit Hours: 3
- GEOG 4550 - History of Planning Credit Hours: 3
Recommended Courses
The following courses are highly recommended and students are encouraged to take some of them to satisfy the University General Education Requirements and the College of Arts and Sciences Requirements.
- ECON 3200 - Labor Economics Credit Hours: 3
- ECON 4250 - Government and Economic Policy Credit Hours: 3
- HIST 3112 - United States in Urban History Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 3200 - Urban Politics Credit Hours: 3
- POLS 4840 - The Politics of Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
- SOC 4240 - Urban Sociology Credit Hours: 3
- SW 2601 - Social Welfare Overview and Trends Credit Hours: 3
- SW 3602 - Social Welfare Policy Credit Hours: 3