Urban & Regional Planning (URPL)
URPL 3000 - Planning the Built Environment (3 Credits)
Learn the multidisciplinary field of urban planning, focusing on how to plan and design sustainably at multiple scales: site, neighborhood, city, region. We use lecture, discussion, and applied learning techniques, including fieldwork, mapping, case studies, guest practitioners, and in-class workshops.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Restriction: Restricted to undergrads with junior standing or higher, or by instructor consent.
URPL 4000 - Planning History and Theory (3 Credits)
This course offers a comprehensive review of the major historical and theoretical developments in planning; the human aspects of planning as a social, political, and community-oriented process; public engagement; social justice; planning leadership and advocacy; and the future of planning. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. Please contact instructor for permissions to register in course. Cross-listed with URPL 5000.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Prereq: Senior standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
URPL 4010 - Planning Methods (3 Credits)
This course focuses on the most commonly applied quantitative and qualitative methods used in planning; data organization and management principles; and various ways to collect, analyze, and communicate data as a fundamental component of the planning process. Please contact instructor for permission to register in this course. Cross-listed with URPL 5010.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Prereq: GEOG 4640 and GEOG 4680 and minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. Restriction: Senior standing by the start of the enrollment semester.
Typically Offered: Fall.
URPL 4550 - Transportation, Planning and Policy (3 Credits)
This course examines policy issues in urban transportation planning: how transportation system design and political/institutional contexts shape transportation decision-making; major modes of urban transportation; and the social, environmental, economic, energy, and health impacts of transportation systems. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. Please contact instructor for permission to register in this course. Cross-listed with URPL 6550.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Prereq: Senior standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
Typically Offered: Fall.
URPL 4555 - Transportation, Land Use and the Environment (3 Credits)
This course teaches how current transportation modes shape regions and how future transportation technologies might impact us. Topics include policy making and governance; land use interactions with transportation investments; climate change and resilience; energy use; environmental justice; and equity considerations. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. Please contact instructor for permission to register in this course. Cross-listed with URPL 6555.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Prereq: Senior standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
Typically Offered: Fall.
URPL 4600 - Regional Growth and Equity (3 Credits)
Explores the institutions, policies, laws, data, and funding that support planning for housing, transportation, infrastructure, and jobs at the regional scale with a focus on equity. Students will learn analytic techniques to study the labor market, economic growth and performance, transportation systems, and affordable housing strategies. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00. Please contact instructor for permission to register in this course. Cross-listed with URPL 6600.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade
Prereq: Senior standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.
Typically Offered: Fall.