Combined Degree Program
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Urban and Reginal Planning
It seems that prospective students in the DWEC are always asking about career possibilities with a degree from our department. Well for those students who pursue the Conservation Specialization the combined degree program with Urban and Regional Planning described here is an exciting answer.
Recently DWEC Faculty and Staff met with Dr. Joseli Macedo from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning to discuss the possibility of WEC undergraduates pursuing a combined degree (Baccalaureate of Science in DWEC and a Master of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning in URP) in a five-year program. Students who satisfy the requirements for the M.A. in URP will further be eligible to pursue various certifications as professional planners. The URP M.A. requires a total of 52 graduate credits and in order to satisfy this requirement, URP requires that Undergraduates complete 21 of these graduate credits during their undergraduate curriculum.
Students in the Conservation specialization in DWEC are required to complete 21 credit hours of “Focus” courses and these could cover the 21 graduate credits (6000 level or above) required by URP in the undergraduate portion of this combined degree program. Dr.Macedo assured us that undergraduates can master these courses and certainly will not be at any disadvantage compared to URP graduate students in the program. Upon graduation from the undergraduate portion of this program, students will have to satisfy 31 additional graduate credits in URP in the next year, with 6 of these credits being designated for the thesis.
Resources (Adobe PDF)
Degree Request Form
Urban and Reginal Planning Minor Information
Degree Schedule
Degree Timeline
