Program: Urban and Regional Planning - Weber State University

Apr 03, 2025

2015-2016 Catalog

Coordinator: Dr. Bryan Dorsey
Location: Social Science Building, Room 314
Telephone: 801-626-6944

This program provides a special emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning for majors in Botany, Sociology, Geography, Geosciences, Microbiology, Politics, Economics, Zoology, and related fields. The planning emphasis offers students a background in planning by adding a set of core courses to the major of their choice. This allows each student to pursue his discipline and still gain a general understanding of the field of planning.

Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better is required for all courses in Urban and Regional Planning (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable).
Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours.

Urban and Regional Planning Emphasis

Courses Required (6 credit hours)

GEOG 4410 - Sustainable Land Use Planning Credits: (3)
GEOG 4420 - Advanced Urban and Regional Planning Credits: (3)

Electives (12 credit hours)

For students completing both a major and a minor, the requirements of the major field will be reduced by fifteen hours. They will be replaced by 12 hours of interdisciplinary courses selected outside the major field from the following.

BTNY 1403 LS - Environment Appreciation Credits: (3-4) (3 credit hours required)
GEOG 3450 - Introduction to Cartography and GIS Credits: (3)
GEOG 3460 - Advanced Cartography and GIS Credits: (3)
GEOG 3210 - Urban Geography Credits: (3)
GEOG 3360 - Economic Geography Credits: (3)
GEO 4150 - Environmental Assessment Credits: (3)
GEO 4210 - Introduction to Computer Mapping and Geographic Information Systems Credits: (4)
MICR 1153 LS - Elementary Public Health Credits: (3)
POLS 3700 - Introduction to Public Administration Credits: (3)
POLS 3750 - Urban Government and Politics Credits: (3)
SOC 3840 - Cities and Urban Life Credits: (3)
SOC 3850 - Race & Ethnicity Credits: (3)
SOC 3300 - Environment and Society Credits: (3)

Note:

And a basic statistics course taken in a department of the student’s choice.

For students who wish to complete the Planning Emphasis Program in lieu of a minor, GEOG 4410 and GEOG 4420 will be required as well as 12 hours of interdisciplinary courses from the above list outside the major field.

Other courses related to land use planning not listed here are acceptable with approval of advisor. This includes courses transferred in from other colleges or universities and any directed reading or individual research courses in any department where the topic deals primarily with land use planning.