{"id":1239,"date":"2017-10-09T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.wp.nau.edu\/site-in-a-box-department\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2021-11-23T17:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T17:50:26","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-geography-planning-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Department of Geography, Planning &amp; Recreation<\/h1>\n<p>Northern Arizona University has been offering Bachelor of Science degrees in Recreation since 1961, and a Bachelor of Science in Geography since 1967, although geography courses have been taught at NAU since 1934. The department of Geography, Planning &amp; Recreation (GPR), a unit within the college of Social and Behavioral Sciences, was created in 2003. The GPR department promotes experiential and applied educational experiences and serves both on campus and online students.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-geography-planning-recreation\/home\/geography-planning-programs\/\">geography program<\/a> offers undergraduate and graduate degrees that \u00a0specialize in Community Planning and Development, Geospatial Technologies and Human-Environmental Systems.\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-geography-planning-recreation\/parks-and-recreation-management\/\">Parks and Recreation Management<\/a> (PRM) program\u00a0prepares professionals for rewarding positions in the exciting field of parks, recreation, and leisure services through traditional campus and web based courses.<\/p>\n<p>Become a part of the department and contribute to our goal of &#8220;Building Better Communities\u2026Building a Better World!\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n    <div class=\"academic-levels-container\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">Explore our degrees<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"academic-levels-grid column-count-2\">\n                        <div class=\"grid-column\">\n              <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-geography-planning-recreation\/undergraduate-degrees\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\n\n                Undergraduate Degrees\n                \n              \n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_105-1440x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_105-1440x576.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_105-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_105-465x186.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" alt=\"NAU GPR undergraduate students with instructor\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"grid-column\">\n              <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-geography-planning-recreation\/graduate-degrees\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\n\n                Graduate Degrees\n                \n              \n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_206-1440x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_206-1440x576.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_206-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/351\/2018\/08\/Math_206-465x186.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" alt=\"NAU GPR graduate students doing homework\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Connect with Us<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/NAU-Geography-Planning-and-Recreation-NAUGPR\/314686782488\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nau_geography.planning.rec\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Geography, Planning &amp; Recreation Northern Arizona University has been offering Bachelor of Science degrees in Recreation since 1961, and a Bachelor of Science in Geography since 1967, although geography courses have been taught at NAU since 1934. 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