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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Best/Recommended Introductory Courses (General Education, Tier 1) for Prospective Majors in Regional Development (these cannot be counted for both Tier 1 and the Major):
INDV 102: Human Geography and Global Systems
INDV 103: Environment and Society
NATS 101: Earth's Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography
NOTE: The General Education Math Requirement, MATH 110 College Algebra, must be completed prior to enrolling in Regional Development Major Foundations Courses.
The Regional Development Major consists of a minimum of 36 units (21 Upper Division) as specified below.
1. Foundations (Complete 6-12 units depending on the courses selected) Note: Foundations Courses must be completed before enrolling in Core, Methods, and Capstone Courses.
Complete one of the following:
MATH 113: Elements of Calculus
MATH 115A and 115B: Business Mathematics I and II
MATH 124: Calculus I with Applications
MATH 125: Calculus I
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Complete one of the following:
ECON 200: Basic Economic Issues and ACCT 200: Introduction to Financial Accounting
ECON 201A and 201B: Principles of Economics
ECON 210: Survey of Economics
2. Core Courses (Complete at least 12 units):
GEOG 305: Economic Geography
GEOG 367: Population Geography
GEOG 371: Principles and Practices of Regional Development
GEOG 379: Urban Growth and Development
PLN 100-499: Any 3 units selected from Planning (Note: PLN 301: Introduction to Planning, is the recommended option)
3. Methods Courses (Complete at least 6 units). Strongly advised: GEOG 457.
GEOG 303: Field Methods
GEOG 330: Introduction to Remote Sensing
GEOG 357: Geographical Research Methods
GEOG 416A: Computer Cartography
GEOG 417: Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 416C: Urban Geographic Information Systems (403 or 417 Prerequisite)
GEOG 416D: PPGIS: Participatory Approaches in Geographic Information Science (403 or 417 Prerequisite)
GEOG 416E: Geovisualization (GIS) (416A and 417 Prerequisite)
GEOG 419: Cartographic Modeling (417 Prerequisite)
GEOG 420: Advanced Geographic Information Systems (417 Prerequisite)
GEOG 424: Integrated GIS (417 Prerequisite)
GEOG 457: Statistical Techniques in Geography, Regional Development and Planning
GEOG 483: Geographical Applications of Remote Sensing (330 Prerequisite)
GEOG 484: Fire Mapping (417 Prerequisite)
GEOG 490: Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (483 Prerequisite)
4. Internship/Capstone (Complete at least 3 units). All Foundations and Core Courses should be completed prior to enrollment in an Internship/Capstone course. Completing both an internship and a capstone course is strongly encouraged.
GEOG 393: Internship
GEOG 453: Locational Analysis
GEOG 454: Regional Analysis
GEOG 456: The American City
GEOG 471: Problems in Regional Development
GEOG 497B: Projects in Regional Development
5. Major Electives (Additional units to meet the 36 total units required for the major) Any courses with a GEOG course number (including courses cross-listed in GEOG) or courses approved by one of the major advisors.
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