Environmental Sustainability: Planning & Management, B.S./M.R.C.P.

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Minimum Total Credit Hours: 149

Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40


Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00

Major GPA - Combined and OU: 3.00

Program Code: A410 P516/F817 Q229

Undergraduate Requirements

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Core
GEOG 1203Global Environmental Issues3
GEOG 2021Exploring DGES1
GEOG 3233Principles of Sustainability3
GEOG 3443Environment and Society3
GEOG 3923Quantitative Methods3
GIS 2023Introduction to Spatial Thinking and Computer Mapping3
GEOG 4523Life Cycle Analysis3
GEOG 4893Research and Professional Development3
GEOG 4953Capstone3
Computer-Related
GIS 1313Computers and Programs for Environmental Professionals3
Major Electives
Choose two of the following:6
Living With Nature
Managing for a Changing Climate
Gender and Environment
Human Impact on the Earth
Cities and Society
Environmental Justice
Energy Systems and Sustainability
Urban Sustainability: Nature, Justice, and the City
Water and Society
Planning & Management
Choose a minimum of 9 hours, including at least 6 hours of GEOG courses, from the Planning and Management Approved Course List9
Total Credit Hours43


MAJOR SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

  • Courses required for major support may not also fulfill University-Wide General Education Requirements.
Upper-Division Science Electives
Choose a minimum of 15 hours of 3000-4000-level courses to be chosen from a list of approved courses maintained by the department.15
Total Credit Hours15

Shared Hours

These 15 hours of Graduate Credit count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degrees:

GIS 5013Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems3
RCPL 5013History and Theory of Urban Planning3
RCPL 5063Planning with Diverse Communities3
RCPL 5203Urban Land Use Controls3
RCPL 5173Urban and Regional Analysis3
Total Credit Hours15

MRCP Component

RCPL 5113Urban Planning Research Methods3
Choose one of the following:5
Comprehensive Regional And City Planning Project
Comprehensive RCPL Project: Reporting and Implementation
and Comprehensive RCPL Project: Research and Plan Making
Program Electives21
Total Credit Hours29

Planning & Management Course List

A minimum of 9 hours of Planning & Management coursework is required in the undergraduate major, to be chosen from the following department maintained approved course list or other advisor-approved courses. At two courses (6 hours) must be GEOG courses.

B AD 2113Introduction to Business I3
ECON 3213Environmental Economics3
ENT 2113Innovation & Entrepreneurship3
ENT 3113New Venture Development I3
GEOG 4003The Global City and Planning Issues3
GEOG 4333Corporate Environmental Strategy3
GEOG 4343Climate, History, and Society3
GEOG 4583Energy Systems and Sustainability3
GEOG 4970Special Topics/Seminar (Topic: Environmental Economics)3
HSTM 3473History of Ecology and Environmentalism3
HSTM 3483Technology, Politics, and International Development3
IAS 3073Global Economic Relations3
IAS 3323The Political Economy of Development3
IAS 3603Energy, Environment & Climate Change in China3
IAS 3653Energy, Climate, and Security3
METR 4553Climate and Renewable Energy3
MGT 2013Introduction to Management3
MKT 2013Introduction to Marketing and Supply Chain Management3
NPNG 2033Introduction to Nonprofits3
NPNG 3033Nonprofit Management3
PHIL 3293Environmental Ethics3
P SC 3020Problems in American Government and Politics3
P SC 3133Politics and Public Administration3
P SC 3193Nonprofits and Public Policy3
P SC 3213Law, Politics, and Society3
P SC 3233Environmental Policy and Administration3
P SC 4193The Profession of Public Management3
SOC 3643Population and Society3
SOC 3893Environment, Ecology and Society3

Science Electives

ANTH 3873Primate Evolution and Behavior3
ANTH 4593Anthropology of Human Reproduction3
CEES 4243Water Technologies for Emerging Regions3
CEES 4324Environmental Biology and Ecology4
BIOL 3403Principles of Ecology3
BIOL 3463Water and Ecological Sustainability3
BIOL 3563Biological Conservation3
BIOL 4423Stream Ecology3
BIOL 4463Lake Ecology3
CHEM 3053Organic Chemistry I: Biological Emphasis3
CHEM 3153Organic Chemistry II: Biological Emphasis3
ENST 3303Food, Agriculture, and the Environment3
ENST 3503Energy Use, Climate Change, and the Environment3
ENST 3713Nature in the City3
ENST 3743Biological Invasions and Society3
GEOG 3023Principles of Physical Geography3
GEOG 3043Living With Nature3
GEOG 3523Managing for a Changing Climate3
GEOG 4043Urban Climatology3
GEOG 4183Patterns and Processes in Landscape Ecology3
GEOG 4273Regional Climatology3
GEOG 4283Biogeography3
GEOG 4293Hydrologic Science3
GEOG 4513Real-world Applications of Climate and Weather Information3
GEOG 4943Natural Hazards3
GEOL 3633Introduction to Oceanography3
GEOL 3013The Geology of Oklahoma3
GEOL 3033Earth Resources and the Environment3
GEOL 4633Hydrogeology3
GIS 4013Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems3
GIS 4133Fundamentals of Remote Sensing3
GIS 4233Digital Image Processing3
GIS 4253GIS Applications3
GIS 4453Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis3
GIS 4733Environmental Remote Sensing3
GIS 4833Environmental Spatial Modeling3
METR 4443Introduction to Tropical Meteorology3
METR 4533Earth's Past Climate3
METR 4553Climate and Renewable Energy3
METR 4713Private Sector Meteorology3
MIS 3013Introduction to Programming3
PBIO 3453Principles of Plant Ecology3
PBIO 35344
PBIO 4733Environmental Remote Sensing3
P SC/SOC 3123Social Statistics3

General Education and College Requirements

Courses for fulfillment of General Education and college requirements must be from the approved General Education course list at http://www.ou.edu/content/gened/courses.htmlCourses graded P/NP will not apply

UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

At least three hours of Upper-Division General Education coursework must be completed outside the major.

Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication
English Composition (6 hours)
ENGL 1113Principles of English Composition3
ENGL 1213Principles of English Composition3
or EXPO 1213 Expository Writing
Language (0-10 hours)
(0-10 hours in the same language) Students who have not completed two years of the same language in high school are required to take two college courses in the same language
Beginning Course0-5
Beginning Course, continued0-5
Mathematics (minimum 3 hours)
MATH 1743Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences 1,23
or MATH 1823 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
Core Area II: Natural Science (minimum 7 hours, 2 courses)
CHEM 1315General Chemistry (Science with Lab) 15
PHYS 2414General Physics for Life Science Oriented Majors 14
or PHYS 2514 General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors
Core Area III: Social Science (6 hours)
P SC 1113American Federal Government3
Choose one course from the General Education Social Science list3
Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities
Artistic Forms (3 hours)
Choose one course from the General Education Artistic Forms list.3
Western Culture (6 hours)
HIST 1483United States to 18653
or HIST 1493 United States, 1865 to the Present
Choose one course from the General Education Western Culture list (Excluding HIST 1483 and HIST 1493)3
World Culture (3 hours)
Choose one course from the General Education World Culture list3
Core Area V: First Year Experience (3 hours)
Choose one course3
Total Credit Hours39-49
1

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences requirements.

2

MATH 1914 will also fulfill the College's calculus requirement.

ADDITIONAL COLLEGE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS

GEOG 1114Physical Geography4
Total Credit Hours4

Free Electives

Electives to bring total applicable hours to 149 including 40 upper-division hours.

Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees

Total Hours: A minimum of 120 semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed.
Upper-Division Hours: A minimum of 40 upper- division semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed. OU courses numbered 3000 or above are upper- division. Transfer work is counted as lower-division or upper-division credit depending on the level at which it was offered at the institution where it was earned. Two-year college work is accepted only as lower-division credit.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:

  • A minimum of two semesters must be spent in residence in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences.
  • At least 36 of the last 48 hours must be completed in residence at OU.

Individual Studies: No more than six hours of independent study or directed readings may be applied toward degree requirements.
Grade Point Averages: Students must earn a minimum overall 3.00 for each of the following: Combined Retention GPA (all college grades), OU Retention GPA, GPA for all major courses, and GPA for all major courses taken at OU.

Suggested Semester Plan of Study

This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and/or Department of Geography academic advisors to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy university, College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, and Environmental Sustainability major requirements.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
First SemesterCredit Hours
ENGL 1113 Principles of English Composition (Core I) 3
HIST 1483
United States to 1865 (Core IV)
or United States, 1865 to the Present
3
MATH 1823
Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
or Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences
3
GEOG 1203 Global Environmental Issues 3
First Year Experience (Core V) 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
ENGL 1213
Principles of English Composition (Core I)
or Expository Writing
3
P SC 1113 American Federal Government (Core III) 3
GEOG 1114 Physical Geography 4
General Education: Artistic Forms (Core IV) 1 3
Free Elective 3
 Credit Hours16
Sophomore
First Semester
GEOG 2021 Exploring DGES 1
GIS 2023 Introduction to Spatial Thinking and Computer Mapping 3
CHEM 1315 General Chemistry 5
General Education: Western Culture (Core IV) 1 3
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
PHYS 2414
General Physics for Life Science Oriented Majors
or General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors
4
GEOG 3443 Environment and Society 3
GIS 1313 Computers and Programs for Environmental Professionals 3
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division 3
Free Elective, lower- or upper-division 4
 Credit Hours17
Junior
First Semester
GEOG 3233 Principles of Sustainability 3
GIS 5013 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems 2 3
Planning & Management Concentration course 3 3
Upper Division Science Elective 4 3
Upper Division Science Elective 4 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
GEOG 3923 Quantitative Methods 3
GEOG 4523 Life Cycle Analysis 3
RCPL 5203 Urban Land Use Controls 2 3
Major Elective
Upper Division Science Elective 4 3
Upper Division Science Elective 4 3
 Credit Hours15
Senior
First Semester
GEOG 4893 Research and Professional Development 3
RCPL 5013 History and Theory of Urban Planning 2 3
RCPL 5113 Urban Planning Research Methods 3
Major Elective
Planning & Management Concentration course 3 3
General Education: World Culture (Core IV) 1 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
GEOG 4953 Capstone 3
RCPL 5173 Urban and Regional Analysis 2 3
Planning & Management Concentration course 3 3
Upper Division Science Elective 4 3
Graduate Elective 3
 Credit Hours15
Fifth Year
First Semester
Choose one of the following: 3-5
Comprehensive Regional And City Planning Project
Comprehensive RCPL Project: Research and Plan Making (Fa) 5
Graduate Elective 3
Graduate Elective 3
Graduate Elective 3
 Credit Hours14
Second Semester
RCPL 5063 Planning with Diverse Communities 2 3
Graduate Elective 3
Graduate Elective 3
Graduate Elective 3
Choose the following if RCPL 5523 taken in the Fall: 0-2
Comprehensive RCPL Project: Reporting and Implementation
 Credit Hours12
 Total Credit Hours149
1

To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List. Three hours of general education must be upper-division outside the major.

2

These courses are shared between the undergraduate and graduate degrees. 

3

A minimum of 12 hours, including at least 6 hours of GEOG courses, to be chose from the Planning and Management concentration approved course list.

4

A minimum of 15 hours of 3000-4000 -level courses to be chosen from the approved list of courses maintained by the department.

5

In addition to taking RCPL 5522 in the Spring.