Interdepartmental Areas of Specialization
The Community and Regional Planning Program cooperates with other University of Nebraska-Lincoln academic departments in offering the following three interdepartmental programs:
Environmental Studies
One interdepartmental area of specialization is Environmental Studies.In addition to Community and Regional Planning, other academic departments at UNL participating in this interdepartmental area include Agricultural Economics; Agronomy; Anthropology; Architecture; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Civil Engineering Economics; Entomology; Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife; Geography; Geology; Horticulture; Law (Master of Legal Studies Program); Leadership Education; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy; Plant Pathology; Political Science; and Sociology. To obtain more information please proceed to page 102 of the Graduate Studies Bulletin.
Great Plains Studies
The Great Plains Studies interdepartmental area of specialization fosters the study of people and the environment in the sparsely populated Great Plains. This vast region stretches westward from the Missouri River at Omaha and Kansas City to the Rocky Mountains, and north from the Rio Grande into the Canadian prairie provinces. The specialization is facilitated by the Center for Great Plains Studies, which is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary, intercollegiate, regional research and teaching center in the U.S. and is the only interdisciplinary program chartered by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.To obtain more information please proceed to page 113 of the Graduate Studies Bulletin.
Water Resources Planning and Management
The third Interdepartmental Area is Water Resources Planning and Management. Other departments participating in the Area are Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Science, Biological Sciences, Geology, Horticulture, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Political Science, and Sociology. Planning students pursuing this Area must complete 9 credit hours of water resources-related courses outside the Community and Regional Planning Program, subject to approval by an advisory committee.To obtain more information please proceed to page 160 of the Graduate Studies Bulletin.
Completion of degree
Completion of requirements for an Interdepartmental Area is noted on the student's official course transcript. Persons interested in pursuing one of the Interdepartmental Areas should review the requirements that are described in the Graduate Studies Bulletin or inquire at the Community and Regional Planning Program.
