Community and Environmental Planning
Bachelor of Arts - Geography; Community & Environmental Planning Concentration
College Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 43
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Note: An internship is strongly recommended.
Catalog Year: 2017-2018
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Geography | 7 | |
| Regional Geography Course | 3 | |
| Methods | 10 | |
Geographic Methods | ||
Mathematics/Statistics | ||
| Upper Division Systematic Geography | 9 | |
Physical Geography | ||
Geography and Society | ||
Human Environment Interaction | ||
| Capstone | 1 | |
| Upper Division Writing | 3 | |
| Community and Environmental Planning Concentration | 13-20 | |
Community and Environmental Planning Core | ||
Community and Environmental Planning Methods | ||
Community and Environmental Planning Electives | ||
| General Ed Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 49-56 | |
Introduction to Geography
Rule: Must complete all of the following courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GPHY 111N | Intro to Physical Geography | 3 |
| GPHY 112N | Intro to Phys Geography Lab | 1 |
| GPHY 121S | Human Geography | 3 |
| Total Hours | 7 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Regional Geography Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
GPHY 141S | Geography of World Regions | |
GPHY 144 | Glacier National Park in Winter | |
GPHY 241 | Montana | |
GPHY 243 | Africa | |
GPHY 245X | The Middle East | |
GPHY 342 | North America | |
GPHY 344 | Crown of the Continent | |
GPHY 347 | Regional Geography (Multiple Regions) | |
GPHY 348 | Field Studies in Geography | |
GPHY 444 | High Asia | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Methods
Rule: Must complete all of the following courses
Minimum Required Grade: C-
10 Total Credits Required
Geographic Methods
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GPHY 284 | Intro to GIS and Cartography | 3 |
| GPHY 385 | Field Techniques | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Mathematics/Statistics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| STAT 216 | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 4 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper Division Systematic Geography
Rule: Must complete the following subcategories of courses
9 Total Credits Required
Physical Geography
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
ERTH 303N | Weather and Climate | |
GPHY 311N | Biogeography | |
GPHY 314 | Global Mountain Environments | |
GPHY 317 | Geomorphology | |
GPHY 438 | Mountain Field Study | |
GPHY 525 | Advanced Physical Geography | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Geography and Society
Note: GPHY 323S and GPHY 421 count simultaneously toward Upper Division Systematic Geography and CEP electives.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
GPHY 323S | Economic Geography of Rural Areas | |
GPHY 421 | Sustainable Cities | |
GPHY 434 | Food and Famine | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Human Environment Interaction
Note: GPHY 335 and GPHY 432 count simultaneously toward Upper Division Systematic Geography and CEP electives.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select at least one of the following: | 3 | |
GPHY 335 | Water Policy | |
GPHY 338 | Mountains and Society | |
GPHY 432 | Human Role Environmental Change | |
GPHY 433 | Cultural Ecology | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Capstone
Rule: Seniors must complete the following course
Note: Seniors must enroll in GPHY 400 in fall, attend GPHY 500
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GPHY 400 | Geography Capstone | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper Division Writing
Note: GPHY 335 or GPHY 433
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
GPHY 335 | Water Policy | |
GPHY 433 | Cultural Ecology | |
GPHY 499 | senior thesis / capstone | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Community and Environmental Planning Concentration
Rule: Must complete the following subcategories
13-20 Total Credits Required
Community and Environmental Planning Core
Rule: Must complete both courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GPHY 465 | Planning Principles & Processes | 3 |
| GPHY 466 | Environmental Planning | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Community and Environmental Planning Methods
Rule: Must complete at least 1 of the following course/lab combinations
Note: GPHY 468 must be taken together with GPHY 469.GPHY 486 must be taken together with GPHY 489
Minimum Required Grade: C- Rule: Must complete at least 3 courses from the following courses: Note: If not previously taken to fulfill CEP Methods, the following courses can be selected as electives: Other courses can count towards CEP electives. Minimum Required Grade: C-
Code Title Hours Select one of the following: 4
& GPHY 469Community & Regional Analysis
and Planning & Analysis Laboratory
& GPHY 489Transport, Planning & GIS
and Cartography/GIS LaboratoryTotal Hours 4 Community and Environmental Planning Electives
Code Title Hours Select at least three of the following: 9 Economic Geography of Rural Areas Water Policy Sustainable Cities Human Role Environmental Change Total Hours 9
General Ed Mathematics
Note: Students are encouraged to take M 115. Students who successfully complete M 122, M 171, or M 172
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
M 115 | Probability and Linear Mathematics | |
M 121 | College Algebra | |
M 151 | Precalculus | |
M 162 | Applied Calculus | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-