Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the University Core Curriculum  in the Academic policies  section of this catalog and the College of Health and Public Service  requirements. 

Requirements: 42 hours in the university core, 33 hours in the major, 12 hours of Urban Policy and Planning electives, plus 33 hours of free electives to total 120 required semester hours.

Major requirements, 10 courses or 33 hours

Completion of a minimum of 33 hours from the urban policy and planning curriculum.

Students should complete 2000 and 3000-level courses before enrolling in 4000-level courses. Prerequisites are given in course descriptions and in the online schedule of classes at registrar.unt.edu.

• GEOG 3500 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• PADM 2120 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
• PADM 3210 - Population Demographics and Urban Planning
• PADM 3220 - Land Use and Transportation Planning
• PADM 3410 - Financial Aspects of Government
• PADM 4170 - Methods in Urban Planning Research and Analysis
• PADM 4180 - Urban Planning Studio
• PADM 4220 - Proposal Writing and Grants Administration
• PADM 4250 - Community Development and Collaborative Planning
• PADM 4450 - Public Policy Analysis

General urban policy and planning electives, 12 hours

Select 4 courses or 12 hours from the following list:

• COMM 2040 - Public Speaking
• EADP 3035 - Hazard Mitigation and Preparedness
• EADP 4015 - Flood Plain Management
• GEOG 3010 - Economic Geography
• GEOG 3100 - United States and Canada: Economies, Cities and Sustainability
• GEOG 4210 - Urban Geography
• GEOG 4220 - Applied Retail Geography
• GEOG 4230 - Location Intelligence: Business GIS Concepts and Applications
• GEOG 4590 - Advanced GIS Programming
• PADM 2000 - Discover the City: Placemaking in the World
• PADM 2100 - Cultural Competency in Urban Governance
• PADM 2200 - Introduction to Conflict Resolution
• PADM 3000 - Public Administration
• PADM 3020 - Public Management
• PADM 3030 - Topics in Human Services
• PADM 3100 - Workplace Conflict
• PADM 3200 - Creating Innovative Cities
• PADM 3420 - Bureaucracy and Public Policy
• PADM 3700 - Issues in Public Administration (May be repeated) 
• PADM 4000 - Mediation
• PADM 4030 - Global Workplace Conflict
• PADM 4040 - Crisis Intervention
• PADM 4050 - Negotiation
• PADM 4070 - Arbitration
• PADM 4130 - American Intergovernmental Relations
• PADM 4160 - Zoning and Land Use
• PADM 4200 - Leadership Theory and Practice for Volunteer Managers
• PADM 4210 - Introduction to Philanthropy and Fundraising
• PADM 4260 - Volunteer Program Planning and Evaluation
• PADM 4900 - Special Problems
• PADM 4920 - Cooperative Education in Economic Development or Regional/Sectoral Analysis
• PSCI 4020 - Urban Politics

Electives

Hours required for electives may vary based on course selection and the University Core Curriculum requirements. Electives may be required to satisfy the advanced hour requirement (42) and/or the minimum total hours required for the degree. For specific information see an academic advisor in the College of Health and Public Service.

Other requirements

• Must have a minimum C or better for entering the program
• A grade of C or better in all courses in the major
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

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