Urban and Regional Planning Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The department offers a Bachelor of Arts major and a 15 credit minor in urban and regional planning. The Bachelor of Arts major is a fully accredited professional degree that prepares the student for entry-level positions in planning.
Students majoring in planning may enter the program any time up to their third year of undergraduate studies. We also welcome transfers to enter as juniors. The Planning minor should be utilized by students majoring in other programs who perceive planning as a complement to their education.
In addition to the baccalaureate programs, the department also offers students the opportunity to earn dual degrees with other academic programs. In the past, students have earned concurrent degrees in geosciences, economics, sociology, and political science. Students from other programs may also take courses in the department.
Note: two years of a single high school foreign language or one year of a single college-level foreign language is required.
Required Courses | ||
CSBS 320 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | 5 |
PLAN 201 | INTRODUCTION TO URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING | 5 |
PLAN 400 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE | 2 |
PLAN 402 | PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION | 5 |
PLAN 404 | PLANNING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES | 5 |
PLAN 405 | PLANNING PRESENT TECHNIQUES | 5 |
PLAN 406 | PLANNING LAW AND LEGISLATION | 5 |
PLAN 407 | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 5 |
PLAN 430 | ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING | 5 |
PLAN 440 | LAND USE PLANNING | 5 |
PLAN 450 | TRANSPORTATION PLANNING | 5 |
PLAN 460 | URBAN DESIGN | 3 |
PLAN 464 | GIS FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL ANALYSIS | 4 |
PLAN 498 | SEMINAR | 3 |
Electives | 16 | |
THE CITY | ||
COMPARATIVE URBANIZATION | ||
COMMUNITY FACILITIES PLANNING | ||
PLANNING, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
SITE PLANNING | ||
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
LAND DEVELOPMENT | ||
WALKABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES | ||
RURAL AND SMALL TOWN PLANNING | ||
HOUSING | ||
TRIBAL GOVERNANCE | ||
PLANNING INTERNSHIP | ||
Electives–courses offered with the following topical/non-standard numbers may be used as electives if approved by a planning advisor. | ||
Note: electives in other departments possible upon consultation with and permission of the undergraduate planning advisor. | ||
EXPERIMENTAL COURSE | ||
WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR | ||
DIRECTED STUDY | ||
SEMINAR | ||
Required Capstone | ||
PLAN 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE: PLANNING STUDIO | 5 |
Total Credits | 83 |
University Competencies and Proficiencies
English
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Foreign Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Degree Works calculates based on these two catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who successfully earn a BA in Urban and Regional Planning from EWU should be able to do the following:
- demonstrate competent command of the skills needed to practice planning in a variety of venues in ways consistent with planning ethics;
- demonstrate competent command of historical and contemporary planning practice, policy and processes based on knowledge of the relevant concepts and theories;
- demonstrate competent command of relevant concepts and theories of human settlements as they relate to planning;
- demonstrate competent command of the different values and ethical standards affecting the practice of planning.