Major and Minor in PlanningUndergraduate Major in Urban Studies and PlanningThis is a 36-hour interdisciplinary major offered by the Department of Geography and Planning, which introduces students to urban studies and urban planning. The core requirement for the major is a block of six introductory courses (18-19 credits), all of which are available in the Department, either as Geography (GOG) or Planning (PLN) courses. Three of the six are required, namely: Introductory Urban Planning (PLN 220); World Cities (GOG 225); and The American City (GOG 125); the remaining three can be selected from a range of 200 and 300 level courses, including Urban Geography (GOG 220); The City on Computer (GOG 324); State and Regional Planning (PLN 315); Principles of Environmental Management (GOG/PLN 330); and International Urban Planning (PLN 320). The heart of the major requires students to take four Planning courses at the 400 level, many of which are jointly offered as graduate-level courses. Included in the list of courses for this requirement are Planning Internship courses (PLN 490A and 490B); Independent Study in Planning (PLN 497); and techniques course such as Geographic Information Systems (GOG 496/PLN 456), and Computer Aided Design in Planning (PLN 452). The major is completed by the student taking two courses in any of the following cognate disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Education, History, Politics, and Sociology. Specific courses have been selected from each of these departments, and are listed in the Undergraduate Bulletin. If a student has difficulty enrolling for a second course in a specific cognate discipline, he/she may, with permission from the advisor, be allowed to take a course in one of the other listed disciplines. Note: students choosing to major in both Geography and Urban Studies and Planning are allowed to ‘double-count’ up to five courses (15 credits). For the official program description provided from the graduate office of the University of Albany, click here.Undergraduate Minor in Urban Studies and PlanningFor a minor in Urban Studies and Planning, a minimum of six courses (18 credits) is required, which must include the following: GOG 125; GOG 225; and either PLN 220 or GOG 220 (see above); with the additional three coming from a list of courses in the Department of Geography and Planning and the six cognate disciplines (see Undergraduate Bulleting for details). For the official program description provided from the graduate office of the University of Albany, click here.The University also provides a listing with description of all the courses available in geography are listed here. Syllabi and course sites of the courses offered in the geography program are listed here. Professor Christopher J. Smith at cjsmith@albany.edu, AS 219, 442-3249 |
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