Geography (Urban Systems and Planning), B.S.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• develop professional skills that will promote career development (writing; verbal presentation; visual communication; library and archival research; field work; computing; quantitative analysis; qualitative analysis; accountability, efficiency, precision and accuracy).
• attain proficiency in a range of analytical skills (memorizing, analyzing, synthesizing, judgment, applications).
• increase understanding of substantive disciplinary knowledge (spatial analysis, perception and geography; regional understandings; cultural interpretations of place and landscape; physical geographic analysis; human-environment interactions).
• capitalize on learning experiences through well-designed departmental curriculum, strong academic advising, access to relevant departmental faculty, and opportunities for specialized training and experience.
• demonstrate mastery of the fundamental knowledge regarding urban systems including transportation geography, demographic distribution of human populations and economic geography.
• demonstrate spatial analytical skills through the use of applied statistics and/or geographic information systems.
• communicate effectively within the urban planning community.
• recognize the ethical considerations associated with decision making in urban environments.
• demonstrate capabilities sufficient for entry-level planning positions at the city and regional scale.

Contact Information

Mackay Science 201

Mackay School Advisor:
Jennifer O’Neil
joneil@unr.edu
(775) 784-6995

Transfer to the University of Nevada, Reno

Use the transfer agreement  and the degree planner (available by clicking  at the top right of this page) to build your plan for graduation with your advisor. Course substitutions not identified on the transfer agreement require UNR advisor approval.

If a major-to-major transfer agreement is not available for your transfer institution, please check the General Core Agreements  if available. If neither is available, access Transferology to assist in your planning.

Graduation Requirements

• Total Units | 120
• Cumulative GPA | 2.0
• University GPA | 2.0
• Major GPA | 2.0
• Residency Requirement | 30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
• Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
• Upper-Division Requirement | 40 Upper-Division Units
• Half Program Units/4 Year Institution | 60 Units

I. Core General Education Requirements (26-33 units)

NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy.”

Students in this major must meet all Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course description.

II. Additional Core Requirements (9 units maximum)

Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV). Refer to the CO7  chapter in this catalog.

III. Additional College Requirements (0 units)

IV. Major Requirements (48 units)

V. Minor Requirements (18-21 units)

VI. Electives (9-20 units)

VII. Recommended Schedule