地理科学学士-城市和区域规划

规划人员通过将知识转化为行动来解决建筑环境中的社会和环境问题。规划人员跨文化和学科领域开展工作，以创建健康，公正和可持续的社区。因此，“城市和区域规划专业”为学生提供了关于重大社会问题的跨学科视角。具体的教学领域包括土地使用，运输和基础设施，社会公正，城市设计，环境保护和分析方法。从城市和区域规划集中获得的知识，技能和方法为学生提供了在公共，私人和非营利组织中成功职业的机会。该集中课程还为学生准备在规划，地理，政策研究和相关领域的研究生课程。
Planners solve social and environmental problems in the built environment by translating knowledge into action. Planners work across cultural and disciplinary boundaries to create healthy, just, and sustainable communities. Therefore, the Concentration in Urban and Regional Planning supplies students with a trans-disciplinary perspective on major societal issues. Specific areas of instruction include land use, transportation and infrastructure, social justice, urban design, environmental preservation, and analytical methods. Knowledge, skills, and methods gained from the Concentration in Urban and Regional Planning afford students with opportunities for successful careers in public, private, and non-profit organizations. The concentration also prepares students for graduate studies in planning, geography, policy studies, and associated fields.