Undergraduate Course Catalog 2012-2013

College of Life Sciences and Agriculture

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Land use and its impact on the quality of life has emerged as a major policy issue in both New Hampshire and New England as a region as well as nationally and globally. Planning is a multidisciplinary profession that requires professionals who understand both social and natural systems and have command of professional tools required to guide the selection and implementation of alternative approaches compatible with long-term environmental and socio-economic objectives. Students may supplement their major and Discovery Program requirements with specific courses that will enhance their ability to find employment that requires knowledge of planning concepts and tools used in the formulation and implementation of effective land and resource planning by government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private business firms. Required: 20 hours of credit

Required
Group I: Theory and practice of planning (all courses required)
CEP 415, Community Development Perspectives
CEP 508, Applied Community Development
CEP 614, Fundamentals of Planning (prereq: EREC 411)

Group II:Tools and applications in planning (choose one)
CEP 673, Green Real Estate
NR 724, Resolving Environmental Conflicts
NR 501, Studio Soils (prereq: CHEM 403)
NR 658, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
SOC 660, Urban Sociology
NR 504, Freshwater Resources

Group III: Resource Management Theory (choose one)
EREC 606, Land Economics Perspectives: Uses, Policies, and Taxes (prereq: EREC 411)
EREC 627, Community Economics (prereq EREC 411 or equivalent)
EREC 756, Rural and Regional Economic Development
TOUR 767, Social Impact Assessment
NR 711, Wetland Ecology and Management (prereq: BIOL 541; NR 703)

For additional information, contact Dr. Mimi Larsen Becker, Community and Environmental Planning Program coordinator, 134 James Hall.