Community And Environmental Planning

General Education and University Requirements

• Communications - Reading and Writing 3 cr. 
• Communications - Speaking and Listening 3 cr. 
• Communications - Advanced Communications 3 cr.
• Social and Behavior Scienes 3 cr.
• Humanities and Fine Arts 3 cr.
• Mathematics 3 cr
• Scientific Inquiry 3 cr.
• Personal Health and Wellness 1 cr.
• Ethical Citizenship 3 cr.
• American Cultural Diversity 3 cr.
• Global Perspectives 3 cr.

Note:

• GEOL 101 is recommended
• ESM 105 is required for major

Major Courses (All Required)

• ESM 151 Intro to Land Use Planning and Theory 3 cr.
• ESM 220 Environmental Sustainability 3 cr.
• ESM 270 Internship 2-4 cr.
• ESM 303 Environmental Policies and Administration 3 cr.
• ESM 333 Remote Sensing of Natural Resources OR ESM 363 GIS Apps in Resource Management 3 cr.
• POLS 225 Public Administration 3 cr.
• GEOG 322 Urban Geography 3 cr.
• ESM 485 Seminar in Resource Management 1 cr.
• ESM 251 Community Decision Making 3 cr.
• ESM 351 Planning for Sustainable Communities 3 cr.
• ESM 411 Site Planning and Development 4 cr.
• ESM 435 Advanced Land Use Planning and Design 4 cr.
• AGEC 445 Land Use and Sustainable Ag Law 3 cr.
• ESM 308 Sustainable Urban Design or HORT 250 Sustainable Landscape Design 3 cr.
• ESM 485 Seminar in Resource Management 1 cr.

Supporting Courses (All Required)

• AGEC 230 Intro to Agricultural Economics 3 cr.
• GEOG 250 Intro to GIS 3 cr.
• ESM 360 Hydrology 4 cr.
• POLS 322 Politics of American Cities OR POLS 253 State and Local Politics 3 cr.
• MATH 216 Elementary Statistical Concepts OR MATH 226 Fundamental of Statistics OR PSYS 201

Directed Electives

• ECON 201, ECON 202, ESM 318, ESM 343, ESM 345, ESM 363, ESM 325, SOIL 120, SOIL 250, AET 333, AET 335, AGEN 365, GEOG 237, GEOG 265, GEOG 220, GEOG 428, GEOG 269, GIS 351, GIS 365, GIS 366, GIS 451, GIS 460, GENG 121, GENG 368, GEOL 327, GEOL445, CROP 368, CROP 468, HOR 161, HORT 250, HORT 268, HORT 310, HORT 327, HORT 347, HORT 352, POLS 212, POLS 220, POLS332, PLSC 161

Community And Environmental Planning Minor

Required Courses (14 credits):

• ESM 151 Introduction to Land Use Theory and Practice 3 cr.
• ESM 351 Planning for Sustainable Communities 3 cr.
• ESM 411 Site and Landscape Planning 4 cr.
• ESM 435 Advanced Land Use Planning and Design 4 cr.

Supporting Courses (7 credits minimum):

• ESM 218 International Experience in Resilience Planning
• ESM 251 Community Decision-Making 3 cr.
• ESM 308 Sustainable Urban Design
• ESM 318 Resilience Planning for Natural Hazards
• ESM 325 Planning for Public Lands
• ESM 333 Remote Sensing of Natural Resources 3 cr.
• ESM 363 GIS Applications in Resource Management 3 cr.
• ESM 389 Special Topics
• GEOG 237 Poverty in the United States
• GEOG 322 Urban Geography
• GEOG 265 Spatial Justice
• GIS 351 Map Design
• GIS 360 GIS Theory and Methods
• GIS 366 Field Methods in Geography and GIS
• GIS 455 Advanced Map Design
• GIS 460 GIS Analysis and Modeling
• CROP 368 Sustainable Agriculture
• HORT 250 Sustainable Landscape Design
• HORT 310 Greenhouse Management
• POLS 212 Politics of Equality and Inequality in the US
• POLS 220 Intro to Public Opinion and Political Behavior
• POLS 225 Politics of American Cities
• POLS 253 State & Local Politics
• POLS 256 Public Policy Making
• POLS 322 Politics of American Cities
• POLS 332 Public Finance