Marketable Skills Report

Liberal Arts

Geo & Environmental Studies

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major in Geography Urban and Regional Planning

Marketable Skills:

• Think critically
• Analyze and solve problems
• Communicate clearly and effectively
• Ability to demonstrate how effective urban planning influences the utility of the land and infrastructure by creating a land-use plan.
• Ability to discuss and interpret common urban design principles and guidelines that can be used to plan for and evaluate urban design interventions.
• Ability to explain how cultural, political, and economic systems and environmental factors influence the spatial organization of cities.
• Ability to understand and interpret the major concepts and theoretical framework of urban geography.
• Ability to use research methods common in urban geography to collect and analyze data on specific urban issues.