Major in Urban Planning and Development (BUPD)

CIP Code

04.0301

82 credits

Required Courses

ARCH 100	Introduction to Architecture	2
CAP 101	Environmental Design and Planning 1	3
CAP 102	Environmental Design and Planning 2	3
CAP 161	Design Communications Media 1	2
CAP 162	Design Communications Media 2	2
ECON 201	Elementary Microeconomics	3
ECON 485	Urban Economics	3
	or
GEOG 321	Urban Geography	3
LA 100	Introduction to Landscape Architecture	2
NREM 101	Environment and Society	3
PLAN 100	Introduction to Urban Planning and Development	2
PLAN 202	Site Planning and Design Studio	4
PLAN 203	Regional Analysis and Design Studio	4
PLAN 220	History and Theory of Planning 1	3
PLAN 221	History and Theory of Planning 2	3
PLAN 240	Planning and Private Development	3
PLAN 261	Communication and Presentation Techniques	3
PLAN 302	Urban and Neighborhood Analysis Studio	4
PLAN 303	Economic Development Studio	4
PLAN 320	Quantitative Methods for Urban Planning	4
PLAN 369	Planning Internship	0
PLAN 401	Field Studio	4
PLAN 452	Urban Planning Law	3
POLS 237	State and Local Politics	3
POLS 454	Politics and Administration of Local Government Budgets	3
	or
ECON 345	The Economics of Government Budgets	3

3 credits from

ECON 311	Environmental Economics	3
NREM 203	Decision Making in Natural Resource Management	3
NREM 371	Outdoor Recreation and Society	3
POLS 238	Urban Government in the United States	3
POLS 370	Public Opinion and Political Behavior	3
POLS 372	Political Campaigns	3
PSYS 316	Social Psychology	3
SOC 242	Social Problems	3
SOC 260	Social Interaction	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

9 credits from electives from PLAN

Total Credit Hours:

9

Total Credit Hours: 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.