Department Information
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) strives to be a leading graduate program with excellence in planning education, research, and service for the citizens of the state, the nation, and the world. The department values diversity and strives to recruit and retain faculty and students with diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds.
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Curriculum
Courses
DCP 4000 Overview of Historic Preservation 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Overview of historic preservation and its relationship to historic communities. The course covers terminology, theory, legal, design, social issues and community assessments.
Prerequisite: junior standing or higher.
URP 3001 Cities of the World 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Comparative case studies of contemporary cities in the US and a series of foreign countries, both industrialized and developing. Special consideration is given to energy consumption.
Attributes: General Education - International, General Education - Social Science
URP 4000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Overview of the comprehensive planning process for those considering a career in urban and regional planning or pursuing studies where some knowledge of the planning process is desirable.
Prerequisite: junior status or higher.
Attributes: General Education - Humanities
URP 4230 3D Modeling, Visualization, and Simulation 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduces a variety of methods and techniques to interactively model and visualize physical urban environments in two, three, and four dimensions through a hands-on approach using computer software.
Prerequisite: DCP 2002 or instructor permission.
URP 4273 Survey of Planning Information Systems 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Introduces concepts and theories associated with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as related to urban and environmental planning. Requires lectures, class assignments, and homework assignments.
Prerequisite: junior status or higher.
URP 4283 Automation for Geospatial Modeling and Analysis 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Covers methods and techniques for automating geospatial modeling and analysis for planning and built environment by using visual models, computer programming, and custom-built applications and tools that utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology in the context of planning information systems.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or higher.
URP 4640 Sustainable Urbanism in Europe 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explores the diverse urban places that make up modern Europe, its historic development since the pre-industrial city, challenges and accomplishments of urbanization in Europe in recent decades and current accomplishments in achieving sustainable development.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or higher.
URP 4740 Housing and Urban Development 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Concepts and theories about the economics of the housing market, land development and home building process, and the growth of cities.
Prerequisite: junior status or higher.
URP 4744 Neighborhood Planning 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
An overview of the neighborhood planning process situated within the larger city planning framework.
Prerequisite: URP 4000.
URP 4804 International Perspectives in Urban and Regional Planning 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Presents contemporary global and critical issues in urban and regional planning by carefully selecting critical topics such as inequality, immigration, and segregation, as well as case studies from around the world. Also encourages the evaluation and development of different strategies and corrective courses of action.
Prerequisite: junior status or higher.
URP 4882 Defensible Space and CPTED in Urban Design 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explore the history, theory, application, and possibilities associated with crime prevention planning. Investigate theories and strategies in the planner's toolkit and how police, planning, and other agencies interact to implement them. Also focuses on real-world applications and students will visit sites that offer teaching and research opportunities.
Prerequisite: junior status or higher.
URP 4905 Exploration and Directed Study 1-3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Exploration and directed study.
Prerequisite: junior status or higher.
URP 4930 Special Topics 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Variable topics; lecture, studio, and seminar explore current issues in urban planning
Prerequisite: junior standing or higher.
URP 4942 Community Service 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Provides an opportunity to work directly with a community service agency. Public sector agencies, such as a city or county office and nonprofit organizations, qualify as community service agencies. In lieu of meeting in a classroom, students will be placed in a community service agency and will work as volunteers for a minimum of 60 hours during the academic semester.