Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Science Recommended Curriculum
Schedule
Approved by the Texas A&M Board of Regents
December 1, 2006, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in
May 4, 2007.
Admissions to the BS-URS effective Fall Semester 2007 |
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The curriculum framework for the BS-URS degree program:
- Core Curriculum...[more]
- Recommended
course schedule...[more]
- Concentration
electives...[more]
BS-URS RECOMMENDED CURRICULUM SCHEDULE |
A&M Core Courses & Electives
|
BS-URS Core Courses |
BS-URS Concentration Electives |
| * = Courses required for admission to BS-URS upper division. |
| NOTE: Transfer students will need individual advising re:
previous coursework. |
| "Recommended": Semester or year listed if limited
course offering or important for sequencing courses. |
FRESHMAN 1st Semester
FRESHMAN 1st Semester
|
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
| ENGL 104* |
Composition & Rhetoric |
3 |
Freshman 1 |
| MATH 141* |
Business Mathematics
I |
3 |
Freshman 1 |
| POLS 206* |
American National
Government |
3 |
Freshman 1 |
| HIST elective* |
US History Elective |
3 |
Freshman 1 |
PLAN 365*
|
Introduction to Planning
|
3 |
Freshman / Sophomore |
| |
|
15 |
|
FRESHMAN 2nd Semester
FRESHMAN 2nd Semester
|
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
| ENDS 150 or ARCH 345� |
History of Architecture OR Hist. Of Building Technology |
3 |
Freshman / Sophomore |
ENGL 210*
|
Scientific & Technical Writing
|
3 |
Freshman 2 |
MATH 142 *
|
Business Mathematics II
|
3 |
Freshman 2 |
POLS 207*
|
State & Local Government
|
3 |
Freshman 2 |
HIST elective
|
US History Elective
|
3 |
Freshman / Sophomore |
| KINE 198 |
Health & Fitness Activity |
1 |
- |
| |
|
16 |
|
SOPHOMORE 1st Semester
SOPHOMORE 1st Semester |
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
URSC 325*
|
Introduction to GIS
|
3 |
Sophomore 1 |
PLAN 360*
|
Structure & Form of the City
|
3 |
Sophomore 1 |
STAT 201*
|
Elementary Statistical Inference
|
3 |
Sophomore 1 |
RENR 205*
|
Fundamentals of Ecology
|
3 |
Sophomore 1 |
| Social Science Elective OR SOCI 205 |
(A&M Core Social Science elective OR "Introduction to Sociology")
|
3 |
Freshman / Sophomore |
| |
|
15 |
|
SOPHOMORE 2st Semester
SOPHOMORE 2st Semester
|
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
ECON 202*
|
Principles of Economics
|
3 |
Sophomore 2 |
Sociology elective
|
Select from SOCI: 230, 312, 314, 321, or 324
|
3 |
Sophomore 2 |
RENR 375
|
Conservation of Natural Resources
|
3 |
Sophomore /Junior |
Humanities Elective
|
(A&M Core Curric. elective)
|
3 |
- |
| Natural Science Elective |
(A&M Core Curric. elective) |
4 |
- |
| |
|
16 |
|
BS-URS UPPER DIVISION
JUNIOR 1st Semester
JUNIOR 1st Semester
|
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
URSC 305
|
Analytical Methods
|
3 |
Junior 1 |
URSC 405
|
Urban & Regional Economic Development
|
3 |
Junior 1 |
| RENR 215 |
Fundamentals of Ecology Lab |
1 |
|
Directed Elective
|
BS-URS Emphasis Area Elective
|
3 |
Junior / Senior |
Directed Elective
|
BS-URS Emphasis Area Elective
|
3 |
Junior / Senior |
LDEV 467
|
Principles of Land Development
|
3 |
Junior |
| |
|
16 |
|
JUNIOR 2nd Semester
JUNIOR 2st Semester
|
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
URSC 336
|
Public & Private Infrastructure Funding
|
3 |
Junior 2 |
URSC 469
|
Land Use & Infrastructure
|
3 |
Junior 2 |
PLAN 489
|
Introduction to Planning Law
|
3 |
Junior 2 |
Directed Elective
|
BS-URS Emphasis Area Elective
|
3 |
Junior / Senior |
| KINE 199 |
Required Physical Activity |
1 |
- |
| Elective |
Open elective or additional Emphasis Area elective |
3 |
- |
| |
|
16 |
|
SENIOR 1st Semester (AWAY)*
SENIOR 1st Semester
(AWAY)*
|
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
PLAN/LAND 494*
|
Professional Internship/ Study Abroad
|
6 |
Senior 1 |
Elective
|
Open elective or additional Emphasis Area elective
|
3 |
- |
| Elective |
Open elective or additional Emphasis Area elective |
3 |
- |
| |
|
12 |
|
NOTE Re: SEMESTER AWAY (PLAN/LAND 494): Number of options available abroad,
at another university, internship, or special arrangement by advisor or instructor.
NOTE Re: Electives during semester away: Can be taken during summer, on-line,
distance education, at another U.S. university or college, or at study abroad
university.
Courses taken outside Texas A&M must have BS-URS Coordinator or advisor approval.
SENIOR 2nd Semester
SENIOR 2nd Semester
|
| Course |
Title |
Credit Hours |
Recommended |
URSC 458
|
Plan Implementation & Administration
|
3 |
Senior 2 |
URSC 493
|
BS-URS Capstone Project
|
5 |
Senior 2 |
| Directed Elective |
BS-URS Emphasis Area Elective |
3 |
Junior / Senior |
| Elective |
A&M open elective or additional Concentration Elective |
3 |
Junior / Senior |
| |
|
14 |
|
Approved by the Texas A&M Board of Regents
December 1, 2006, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in
May 4, 2007.
Admissions to the BS-URS effective Fall Semester 2007
|
|
