Community and Regional Planning BS

Do you seek a career through which you can impact your community and the world? Do you want to help shape the future of cities, towns and neighborhoods? Are you motivated to improve quality of life and enhance sustainability?

The Bachelor of Science degree in community and regional planning will give you the knowledge and skills to make a difference. Planners play an important role in urban growth and development, helping to prepare for infrastructure (roads, railways, sidewalks, greenways and lands), build housing, and achieve a balance between the built and natural environment.

The BS in community and regional planning curriculum is 48 hours, including core courses, an area of emphasis (community planning or coastal planning), and electives. Students will choose either a minor or two concentration areas, and students are also encouraged to complete an internship.

Planners work at every scale: internationally, nationally, at the multistate level, at the state level, and for multicounty regions and localities (counties, cities and special districts). Planners also work at the scales of the neighborhood and individual development sites. The subject matter of planning is broad and includes environment, transportation, community facilities, land use, housing and community development, social and economic development, and others. Professional planners work in a variety of settings, including governments, nonprofit groups and private firms.

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