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Curriculum

Prior to each semester's registration period, a brochure is available from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning listing which of the courses described in this Bulletin are being offered by whom, when and where, as well as furnishing additional descriptive details. Graduate status or special permission is required for enrollment in all courses numbered 600 and above.

The Curriculum in Brief

Prerequisite:

• Descriptive / Inferential Statistics

Core Courses:

• Planning Theory: PLAN 600
• Planning Methods: PLAN 601
• Economic Analysis for Urban and Regional Planning: PLAN 603

Distribution Courses (2 of 4):

• Community Planning & Social Policy: PLAN 610
• Environmental Planning: PLAN 620
• Urban and Regional Planning in Asia: PLAN 630
• Land Use Planning: PLAN 640

Planning Practicum (1 six-credit sequence):

• Planning Practicum: PLAN 751
• Urban Design & Planning Studio: PLAN 754

Additional Methods Course related to AOC or Thesis: (examples)

• Policy Implementation and Evaluation: PLAN 652
• Social Impact Assessment: PLAN 653
• Advanced Planning Methods and Models: PLAN 655
• Survey Research Design and Analysis: SOC 608
• Introduction to Cartography and Airphoto Methods: GEOG 375
• Remote Sensing: GEOG 470

Degree Option (A or B):

• Plan A - (Thesis)
• Plan B - (Non-Thesis)

Output Standards:

• Guidelines for Output Standards Statement

Total Credit Hours required:

• Minimum of 42 credit hours (including at least one credit taken during the semester in which student graduates)