Planning
Planners strive to direct development in environmentally and economically sustainable ways. The Planning Concentration emphasizes the development of skills and knowledge related to land use, regional and town planning. It is most successfully pursued in combination with either the technical or environmental studies concentrations. Project-oriented courses are a hallmark of the curriculum.
Contact the Department of Geography:
Sarah Madden, Administrative Support: Phone:540-831-5558 Fax: 540-831-5254
Curriculum1
GEOGRAPHY CORE COURSES: Physical Geography, Human Geography, Map Interpretation, World Geography (either Europe and the Americas or Africa and Asia), and one 200-level regional course chosen by the student.REQUIRED GEOGRAPHY COURSES: Economic Geography, Population geography, Introduction to Cartography, Digital Cartography, Land Use, and Planning Techniques.
OTHER GEOGRAPHY COURSES: Majors must also choose two from the following list of courses: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing, International Environmental Problems, Geomorphology, Geographic Information Systems, and Conservation of Natural Resources.
COURSES OUTSIDE GEOGRAPHY: Nine semester hours must be taken in courses related to planning in Management, Economics, Technical Writing, Mathematics, Speech, and/or Leisure Services.
B.S. Requirements: 6 to 8 hours of math, computer science, statistics, or science coursework. (Math 325 does not meet requirements.)
B.A. Requirements: (6 to 12 hours) Completion of the university-wide B.A. language requirement described in the undergraduate catalog.
1Check the appropriate Radford University Catalog for official requirements.
Beginning with 2004/2005 New Requirements:
GEOGRAPHY CORE COURSES: World Geography (Europe and the Americas or Africa and Asia), Physical Geography, Perspectives in Geography, Intro to GeoSpatial Data, Introduction to GIS and Senior capstone.
REQUIRED GEOGRAPHY COURSES: Economic Geography, Population Geography, Public Lands, Digital Image Processing, Land Use, Planning Techniques and one regional class (North America, Commonwealth of Virginia or Appalachian Geography).
OTHER GEOGRAPHY COURSES: An additional six credits from: Introduction to Environmental Studies, Environmental Regulation, Digital Cartography, International Environmental Problems, Human Ecology, and Advanced GIS.
COURSES OUTSIDE GEOGRAPHY: Twelve semester hours must be taken in consultation with advisor: Public Finance, Public Planning, Public Administration, State and Local Government, Urban and Metropolitan Politics, Principles of Real Estate, Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting, Preparation of Professional Papers OR Business Writing, Public Speaking OR Introduction to Public Relations.
B.S. REQUIREMENTS: 6 to 8 hours of math, information technology, statistics or science courses (Math 325 does not meet requirements.)
B.A. Requirements: (6 to 12 hours) Completion of the university-wide B.A. language requirement described in the undergraduate catalog.