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Saskia van de Gevel, Chair
 

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The major objectives of the Department of Geography and Planning are to:

1. Promote the understanding of the spatial dimensions of human behavior within the physical and cultural systems of the earth and the role of planning in achieving improvement in those systems
2. Offer a well-balanced curriculum which aids students in finding productive places in society by helping them with professional development and finding internships and jobs.
3. Maintain a faculty and staff dedicated to teaching, scientific research, and community and regional service

Honors Program in Geography and Planning

The Department of Geography and Planning offers an honors program to provide qualified students in the department with an opportunity for advanced research. In order to graduate with “Honors in Geography” or “Honors in Planning,” a student must: have a minimum GPA of 3.45 overall in Geography and Planning courses, take a total of nine semester hours of Geography and Planning honors courses at the 2000 level or above with a grade of “B” or better in each course (all GHY/PLN courses at the 3000 level or above are appropriate for honors contracts), and complete three credits of GHY 4510  or PLN 4510  - Senior Honors Thesis. The honors thesis must be approved by two readers, with the thesis director from the Department of Geography and Planning. The second reader can be from within or outside the Department of Geography and Planning.

Programs

• Community and Regional Planning, BS
• Geography - General Concentration, BS
• Geography - Geographic Information Systems Concentration, BS

• Geography, BA

• Geographic Information Systems Certificate

• Community & Regional Planning Minor
• Geography Minor

Courses

• PLN 2410 - Town, City and Regional Planning (3) [GenEd: SS]
• PLN 2500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• PLN 2812 - Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)
• PLN 3432 - Planning Tools and Techniques (4) [WID]
• PLN 3500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• PLN 3510 - Advanced Honors Seminar in Planning (3)
• PLN 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
• PLN 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• PLN 3730 - Land, Property, and Law (3)
• PLN 3800 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods (3)
• PLN 4030 - Planning for Climate Resilience (3)
• PLN 4240 - Sustainable Transportation Planning (3)
• PLN 4425 - Task-Oriented Group Facilitation Methods (3)
• PLN 4450 - Planning for Sustainable Systems (3)
• PLN 4460 - Environmental Policy and Planning (3)
• PLN 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3)
• PLN 4530-4549 - Selected Topics (3)
• PLN 4700 - Planning Studio (3)
• PLN 4830 - Professional Development in Geography and Planning (3) [CAP]
• PLN 4900 - Planning Internship-Professional and Leadership Skills (3-6)

• GHY 1010 - Global Environmental Systems (3)
• GHY 1011 - Global Climate Change (4)
• GHY 1012 - Global Change of the Biosphere (4)
• GHY 1020 - Exploring People and Places Globally (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 1040 - Human Geography and Social Justice (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 2200 - National Park Approaches to Animal Preservation (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 2300 - Mountain Environments and People (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 2310 - Cartographic Design and Analysis (3)
• GHY 2500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• GHY 2700 - Food Justice: Geographic Perspectives (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 2812 - Geospatial Technology in a Changing World (3)
• GHY 3000 - Communicating Geographic Information (3) [WID]
• GHY 3005 - Global Health and Diseases (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 3011 - Europe Past and Present (3) [WID]
• GHY 3013 - North Carolina (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 3014 - Geography of Latin America (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 3016 - Place and the American South (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 3017 - Mediterranean Empires and Globalization (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 3100 - Weather and Climate (3)
• GHY 3110 - Ecoregions and Dynamic Landforms (3)
• GHY 3130 - Geography of Biodiversity (3)
• GHY 3230 - Political Geography and Society (3) [GenEd: SS]
• GHY 3310 - Environmental Remote Sensing (3)
• GHY 3320 - Environmental Issues in Appalachia (3) [WID]
• GHY 3500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• GHY 3510 - Advanced Honors Seminar in Geography (3)
• GHY 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
• GHY 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• GHY 3600 - Snow and Ice (3)
• GHY 3800 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods (3)
• GHY 3812 - Geographic Information Systems (3)
• GHY 3820 - GIS for the Environmental and Social Sciences (3)
• GHY 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3)
• GHY 4530-4549 - Selected Topics (3)
• GHY 4620 - Atmospheric Circulation (3)
• GHY 4810 - Satellites, Drones, and Spatial Analysis (3)
• GHY 4812 - GIS Analysis and Modeling (3)
• GHY 4816 - Environmental GIScience (3)
• GHY 4818 - Web Mapping (3)
• GHY 4820 - Geographical Hydrology (3)
• GHY 4830 - Professional Development in Geography and Planning (3) [CAP]
• GHY 4900 - Internship in Geography and Planning (3-12)

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