2023-2024 Course Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| UAP 1004 | Introduction to Careers in Urban Affairs and Planning | 1 |
| UAP 1024 | Leadership, Service, and Public Problem Solving | 3 |
| PSCI 1014 | Introduction to United States Government and Politics | 3 |
| STAT 3604 | Statistics for Social Science | 3 |
| SPIA 3554 | Transdisciplinary Problem Solving for Social Issues | 3 |
| UAP/PSCI 3714 | The U. S. Policy Process | 3 |
| UAP/PSCI 3744 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 |
| UAP 4754 | Legal Foundations of Planning | 3 |
| UAP 4914 | Seminar in Public and Urban Affairs | 3 |
| UH 4514 | Honors SuperStudio | 1 |
| Subtotal | 26 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| UAP 3354 | Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning | 3 |
| UAP 3014 | Urban Policy and Planning | 3 |
| UAP 3224 | Policy Implementation | 3 |
| UAP 4344 | Law of Critical Environmental Areas | 3 |
| UAP 4374 | Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy | 3 |
| UAP 4354 | Interdisciplinary Environmental Problem Solving Studio | 4 |
| Subtotal | 19 | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select nine hours (at least one from each of the Competency areas): | 9 | |
| Policy | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| The Washington Semester: Seminar in American Politics and Public Policy | ||
| The Washington Semester: Politics, Policy and Administration in A Democracy | ||
| Field Work/Practicum | ||
| Urban Contention and Mobilization | ||
| Community Analytics | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Evolution of the American Landscape | ||
| Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | ||
| State and Local Government | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| Environment and Sustainable Development Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Social and Cultural Landscapes | ||
| Planning | ||
| Principles of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Modeling with Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Urban and Regional Analysis | ||
| International Development Policy and Planning | ||
| Planning of the Urban Infrastructure | ||
| Community Renewable Energy Systems | ||
| Sustainable Urbanization | ||
| Active Transportation for a Healthy, Sustainable Planet | ||
| Field Study | ||
| Land Analysis and Site Planning | ||
| Green Building Systems | ||
| Environment & Conservation | ||
| Environment and Natural Systems | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Data Science | ||
| Forest Ecosystems | ||
| Forests, Society & Climate | ||
| Plants and Greenspaces in Urban Communities | ||
| Urban and Community Forestry | ||
| Energy and Society | ||
| Water, Environment, and Society | ||
| Environmental Problems, Population, and Development | ||
| Future of Cities | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select as many credits needed to reach 120 credits | 21 | |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (Pathway 1f) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (Pathway 1f) | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| PHIL 1304 | Morality and Justice | 3 |
| or PHIL 2304 | Global Ethics | |
| Select three additional credits in Pathway 2 | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Principles of Economics and Principles of Economics | ||
| Economics of the Food and Fiber System and Economics of the Food and Fiber System | ||
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| ENSC 1015 & ENSC 1016 | Foundations of Environmental Science and Foundations of Environmental Science | 6 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1014 | Precalculus with Transcendental Functions (Pathway 5f) | 3 |
| Select three additional credits in Pathway 5f | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| SPIA 2554 | Collaborative Policy-Making and Planning | 3 |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Total Required for Environmental Policy and Planning Major 120 Credit Hours
A total of 120 hours is required to graduate with a PUA degree. Fifty-four (54) credit hours are required to complete the Environmental Policy and Planning major (Core and Major Requirements sections).
All of the courses in sections II and III are included in the in-major GPA calculation. A GPA of 2.0 or above (overall and in-major) is required for graduation.
To make satisfactory progress within the EPP major, students must complete UAP 1024 Leadership, Service, and Public Problem Solving, PSCI 1014 Introduction to United States Government and Politics, STAT 3604 Statistics for Social Science, and UAP 3354 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning by the end of the semester in which 60 hours have been attempted; and maintain an in-major GPA of 2.0.
No course can double count within or between SPIA-related majors or minors with the exception of the Core Degree Requirements. In accordance with university guidelines, courses satisfying degree core requirements may not be used to satisfy other areas of a degree (e.g. Pathways).
Students may pursue more than one major or minor associated with the School of Public and International Affairs Program. In this case, the policy pertaining to the “Dual Use of Courses” will apply.
Some courses listed on this checksheet have prerequisites. Be sure to consult the University Catalog and/or check with your advisor regarding course planning.
2 years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language in high school or complete an 1105-1106 series of foreign language - (these credits will not count toward the 120 required for graduation).
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