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Major in Urban Planning and Development (BUPD)

CIP Code

04.0301

82 credits

Required Courses

ARCH 100Introduction to Architecture

2
CAP 101Environmental Design and Planning 1

3
CAP 102Environmental Design and Planning 2

3
CAP 161Design Communications Media 1

2
CAP 162Design Communications Media 2

2
ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3
 
ECON 485Urban Economics

3
or
GEOG 321Urban Geography

3
 
LA 100Introduction to Landscape Architecture

2
NREM 101Environment and Society

3
PLAN 100Introduction to Urban Planning and Development

2
PLAN 202Site Planning and Design Studio

4
PLAN 203Regional Analysis and Design Studio

4
PLAN 220History and Theory of Planning 1

3
PLAN 221History and Theory of Planning 2

3
PLAN 240Planning and Private Development

3
PLAN 261Communication and Presentation Techniques

3
PLAN 302Urban and Neighborhood Analysis Studio

4
PLAN 303Economic Development Studio

4
PLAN 320Quantitative Methods for Urban Planning

4
PLAN 369Planning Internship

0
PLAN 401Field Studio

4
PLAN 452Urban Planning Law

3
POLS 237State and Local Politics

3
 
POLS 454Politics and Administration of Local Government Budgets

3
or
ECON 345The Economics of Government Budgets

3

3 credits from

ECON 311Environmental Economics

3
NREM 203Decision Making in Natural Resource Management

3
NREM 371Outdoor Recreation and Society

3
POLS 238Urban Government in the United States

3
POLS 370Public Opinion and Political Behavior

3
POLS 372Political Campaigns

3
PSYS 316Social Psychology

3
SOC 242Social Problems

3
SOC 260Social Interaction

3
Total Credits:3

9 credits from electives from PLAN

Total Credits:9

Total Credits: 82

Students are required to complete an internship of three to five months in a professional office with experience involving planning and development.

For a list of all PLAN courses and their descriptions, follow this link.