REGIONAL AND URBAN PLANNING PROGRAMS (PL)

Professor David C. Weaver
Office: 202 Farrah Hall

The College of Arts and Sciences offers an interdisciplinary, double-major program in regional and urban planning leading to the bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree. The objective of this program is to provide

planning skills for resolving specialized and comprehensive economic, social, political, and physical problems in urban and regional areas. The program's components include general education requirements; a single departmental major in economics, geography, or political science; and an interdisciplinary major composed of planning, management, and administration courses. Referrals for additional information on departmental advising and registration in the program are made through the Department of Geography, Box 870322, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0322.

Requirements for the double-major degree program. The requirements for the regional and urban planning double-major program are described below. A minimum of 12 hours at the 300 or 400 level in each major must be earned on this campus.

A. General Education Requirements

See University of Alabama Core Curriculum requirements, p. 25, and College of Arts and Sciences general education requirements, p. 64.

B. Interdisciplinary Major in Regional and Urban Planning

GY 200 Principles of Planning	3
PSC 206 Public Administration	3
21 hours selected from
GY 358 Urban Geography	3
GY 365 Industrial Location	3
GY 410 Water Resources Science	3
GY 415 Field Methods	3
GY 416 Field Course in Water Resource Issues	3
GY 417 Natural Hazards	3
GY 439 Natural Resources Planning	3
GY 440 Community Facilities Planning	3
GY 441 Land Use Regulation and Control	3
GY 443 Communication and Education Issues in Rural Planning	3
GY 445 Planning Studio	4
GY 451 Political Geography of North America	3
GY 452 Environmental Decision Making	3
GY 453 Environment and Society	3
GY 455* Practicum in Planning	3-6
GY 456* Internship in Planning	3-6
GY 458 Urban Analysis and Planning	3
GY 465 Regional Analysis and Planning	3
GY 468 Seminar in Rural Planning	3
GY 471 Special Studies in Planning	3
15 hours selected from
PSC 211 State and Local Government	3
PSC 361 Fiscal Policy and Budgeting	3
PSC 362 Organizational Theory	3
PSC 411 Public Opinion	3
PSC 412 Urban and Metropolitan Government	3
PSC 462 Public Personnel Administration	3
PSC 466 Urban Policy	3
EC 421 Regional Economics	3
EC 422 Urban Economics	3
EC 423 Public Finance	3
EC 440 Economic Growth and Development	3
EC 481 Economics of the Public Sector	3
SOC 202 Analysis of Social Problems	3
SOC 209 Population and Society	3
MKT 371 Site Selection and Marketing Analysis	3
PL 490* Internship in Planning	3

*A maximum of 9 hours of studio, internship, or practicum courses may be applied to the regional and urban planning major requirements; such courses do not count toward geography major requirements.

C. Departmental Major

A major in economics, geography, or political science is required. Major courses and ancillary requirements are specified by the department (see "Department of Economics," p. 80; "Department of Geography," p. 83; and "Department of Political Science," p. 105).

D. Electives

A list of courses recommended to support the regional and urban planning program is available in the geography department office for students who wish to take electives.

             Total: At least 128 hours

Requirements for the minor in regional and urban planning. The regional and urban planning minor consists of 21 hours. A minimum of 6 hours at the 300 or 400 level must be earned on this campus. Geography majors are not eligible for the minor in regional and urban planning. Requirements in the minor are as follow:

	Hours
GY 200 Principles of Planning	3
GY 439 Natural Resources and Environmental Planning	3
GY 440 Community Facilities Planning	3
GY 441 Planning Administration Controls and Techniques	3
9 hours in courses outside the student's major department, selected from the following:
GY 330 Computer Mapping and Graphics
GY 358 Urban Geography
GY 365 Industrial Development and Location
GY 406 Directed Research in Human Geography
GY 411 Water Resource Policy and Management
GY 415 Methods of Geographic Field Research
GY 420 Remote Sensing
GY 421 Map Design and Production
GY 423 Quantitative Methods in Geography
GY 430 Geographic Information Systems
GY 435 Advanced Remote Sensing
GY 436 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
GY 439 Natural Resources and Environmental Planning
GY 452 Environmental Decision Making
GY 453 Environment and Society
GY 458 Urban Planning and Analysis
GY 465 Regional Planning and Analysis
EC 421 Regional Economics
EC 422 Urban Economics
EC 440 Economic Growth and Development
EC 480 Economics of the Environment
EC 481 Economics of the Public Sector
FI 423 Public Finance
FI 331 Principles of Real Estate
PSC 206 Public Administration
PSC 361 Fiscal Policy and Budgeting
PSC 362 Organization Theory
PSC 412 Urban and Metropolitan Government
PSC 466 Urban Policy
SOC 209 Population and Society
SOC 250 Introduction to Research Methods

Certificate program. The certificate program in regional and urban planning is an interdisciplinary curriculum providing concentration in either environmental management and planning or rural development and planning. The purpose of the program is to provide a supplementary qualification for students interested in careers in environmental and rural planning.

A student who successfully completes the program receives, in addition to the chosen degree, a certificate in one of the two planning concentrations. Any student in the College of Arts and Sciences may apply for admission to the certificate program through the Department of Geography program advisers.

The course requirements for the two concentrations are listed below. Some courses may have prerequisites.

Environmental Management and Planning
38 hours, as follows:
GY 102 or GEO 101	4
GY 104 Map and Aerial Photograph Interpretation	3
GY 200 Principles of Planning	3
GY 439 Environmental Planning	3
BSC 116 Principles of Biology I	3
BSC 117 Principles of Biology I Lab	1
Electives from the following list*
Geography
GY 383 Soil Science	4
GY 410 Water Resource Science	3
GY 416 Field Course in Water Resources	3
GY 417 Natural Hazards	3
GY 419 Landform Analysis and Site Planning	3
GY 420 Remote Sensing	4
GY 430 Geographic Information Systems	4
GY 452 Environmental Decision Making	3
GY 467 Global Environmental Change	3
GY 486 Drainage Basin Dynamics	3
Geology
GEO 202 Environmental Geology	4
GEO 363 Geomorphology	3
GEO 406 Ground Water Geology	3
GEO 460 Environmental Geology: Fluvial Systems	3
Marine Science
MS 302 Coastal Geomorphology	2
MS 403 Coastal Climatology	2
MS 411 Marsh Ecology	4
MS 412 Marine Ecology	4
MS 431 Introduction to Coastal and Environmental Law	2-3
MS 433 Coastal Zone Management	2
Biology
BSC 385 General Ecology	3
BSC 412 Limnology	3
BSC 413 Limnology Lab	1
BSC 415 Ecology of Aquatic Plants and Wetlands	3
BSC 456 Microbial Ecology	3
BSC 466 Environmental Toxicology	3
BSC 480 Plant Ecology	4
BSC 484 Aquatic Biology Seminar	1
BSC/GY 489 Forest Ecology	4
BSC 490 Stream Ecology	4

*A minimum of 21 hours of electives is required; electives must be taken in at least three of the four disciplines (geography, geology, marine science, biology) and must include at least 3 hours of BSC and 3 hours of GEO courses.

Rural Development and Planning
27 hours, as follows:
GY 200 Principles of Planning	3
6-9 hours selected from the following:
GY 442 Land Issues in Rural Planning	3
GY 443 Communication and Education Issues in Rural Planning	3
GY 468 Seminar in Rural Planning	3
12-18 hours selected from the following:
GY 410 Water Resources Science	3
GY 419 Soils and Landforms	3
GY 438 Land Use Planning Issues and Responses	3
GY 439 Natural Resources Planning	3
GY 440 Community Facilities Planning	3
GY 441 Land Use Regulation and Control	3
GY 453 Environment and Society	3
GY 465 Regional and Rural Analysis and Planning	3
GY 471 Special Studies in Planning	3
SW 473 Service Delivery to Rural Populations	3
3-6 hours selected from the following:
GY 420 Remote Sensing	4
GY 430 Geographic Information Systems	4
GY 435 Advanced Remote Sensing	4
GY 436 Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3
GY 445 Planning Studio	3
GY 450 Political Geography	3
GY 455 Practicum in Planning	3
GY 456 Internship in Planning	3
GY 475 Settlement History of the South	3