Urban and Regional Planning Minor

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The undergraduate planning minor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences provides nongeography undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue studies in the professional field of planning. Geography majors can pursue the urban studies option, so this minor would not be available to these majors.

Geography and urban and regional planning share a common concern for the spatial configuration of the places that we inhabit and enjoy. In recognition of this close association, there is currently an articulation agreement between the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences and the College of Architecture and Planning that provides students with a mechanism for acceleration through the master of urban and regional planning (MURP) degree program, if accepted into that graduate program. Those students completing the requirements for an undergraduate planning minor may also be eligible to pursue an accelerated MURP degree.

To meet the requirements for this minor, students must complete three core requirements and two electives, totaling 15 semester hours. Although the three core courses may be taken in any order, it is advisable to begin with GEOG 1602, since this course familiarize students with many key concepts used in other classes. All core courses are offered on a yearly basis.

Program Requirements

Required Core

GEOG 1602 - Introduction to Urban Studies Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 1602
GEOG 4640 - Urban Geography: Denver and the U.S. Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4640
GEOG 4840 - Independent Study: GEOG Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4840
(Take as topic: Urban Sustainability)

Total: 9 Hours

Electives

Choose two:

GEOG 4000 - Planning Methods I Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4000
-OR
URPL 5510 - Planning Methods I Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5510
GEOG 4060 - Remote Sensing I: Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4060
-OR-
GEOG 5060 - Remote Sensing I: Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 5060
GEOG 4080 - Introduction to GIS Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4080
-OR-
GEOG 5080 - Introduction to GIS Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 5080
GEOG 4085 - GIS Applications for the Urban Environment Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4085
-OR-
GEOG 5085 - GIS Applications for the Urban Environment Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 5085
GEOG 4090 - Environmental Modeling with Geographic Information Systems Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4090
-OR-
GEOG 5090 - Environmental Modeling with Geographic Information Systems Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 5090
GEOG 4095 - Deploying GIS Functionality on the Web Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4095
-OR-
GEOG 5095 - Deploying GIS Functionality on the Web Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 5095
GEOG 4230 - Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4230
-OR-
GEOG 5230 - Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 5230
GEOG 4235 - GIS Applications in the Health Sciences Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4235
-OR-
GEOG 5235 - GIS Applications in the Health Sciences Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 5235
GEOG 4400 - Regional Economic Development Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4400
GEOG 4630 - Transportation Planning I: Transport Network Analysis Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4630
GEOG 4990 - Special Topics Summer 2010 Registration: GEOG 4990
URPL 5501 - Planning Issues and Processes Summer 2010 Registration: URP 5501

Total: 6 Hours

Minor Total: 15 Hours

Entrance Requirements

All undergraduate students, except geography majors, are eligible for this minor.

Performance Requirements

Students must complete 15 semester hours in geography and/or planning. Because of the professional nature of this minor and the potential for fast-tracking in the MURP program, 12 semester hours of upper-division courses are required. Students must achieve a grade of C (2.0) or higher in required courses. All upper-division courses must be completed at the Downtown Campus and a minimum of 9 semester hours must be completed in CLAS (geography) to satisfy residency requirements.

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