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Please see our advising worksheet to organize your courseload. Each course is 45 hours and 3 credits, unless otherwise noted.
URBP 701 History and Theory of Planned Urban Development Fall and Spring
Study of conscious efforts to guide city development from ancient civilizations to the present. Emphasis on the relationship between public and private planning activities.
URBG 702 Structure of the Urban Region Fall and Spring PDF
Examination of economic, social, demographic, spatial, and political structures of typical American metropolitan areas. Integration of concepts and models from social sciences with discussion of current trends and problems.
URBG 703 Demographic Issues In Planning & Development Fall
Survey of current demographic trends including national population growth, age distribution patterns, and changes in household composition. Discussion of how patterns relate to planning practice.
URBP 704 Comparative International Planning
Comparison of approaches to urban planning in developing nations with emphasis on large-scale project planning and management. Focus on development plan as tool for resource allocation and decision-making.
URBP 705 Introduction to the Planning Process Spring PDF
Introduction to operational aspects of plan-making process: formulation of objectives, evaluation, and implementation; ethics and values; and administration and bureaucracy.
URBG 706 Introduction to Policy Analysis Spring
Examination of conceptual and analytical processes leading to design, selection, and implementation of public policies dealing with urban problems.
URBG 707 Graphical Communication for Urban Planners
Introduction to graphical techniques commonly used to facilitate communication of ideas and information among planners and planning-related professionals.
URBG 710 Urban Data Analysis Fall PDF
Introduction to basic statistical concepts used in urban research. Emphasis on application of concepts in typical urban planning and policy contexts.
URBP 711 Planning Information
Survey of public and private data bases available to planners focusing on traditional and non-traditional sources. Exploration of utilization and implications of data.
URBP 712 Methods of Planning Analysis
Introduction to methods of demographic and economic analysis. Emphasis on applications to current urban planning practice.
URBP 713 Planning Methods for Optimization and Decision-Making
Introduction to quantitative techniques for optimization and decision-making Applications of techniques in planning contexts.
URBP 714 Computer Applications In Planning and Urban Affairs
Review of computers and their roles in urban professions. Survey of spreadsheets, data bases, and word-processing programs as well as simple programming, computer mapping, and mainframe computers.
URBG 715 Urban Data Analysis Workshop
(Prereq. URBG 710 or URBP 714 or with permission of instructor.)
Examination of all phases of urban research process from problem formulation to preparation of the final report. Students work in teams to conduct research project.
URBP 716 Advanced Computer Applications for Urban Planning
(Prereq. URBP 714 or with permission of instructor)
Employment of planning-specific computer applications programs including urban data bases, computer mapping, and program management.
URBP 719 Introduction to Land Use Planning Fall and Spring
Examination of theories of American land use patterns. Evaluation of land use problems with consideration of economic, social, legal, and political constraints confronting urban planners.
URBP 720 Law of Land Use Regulation I Spring
Description legal structure surrounding public sector control and management of land use including police power, eminent domain, zoning, subdivision control, master plans, official maps, and expansion of legal techniques for controlling urban growth.
URBP 721 Law of Land Use Regulation ll
(Prereq. URBP 720)
Focus on inclusionary and exclusionary zoning; growth management; aesthetics and historic preservation, transfer of development rights; regional and state planning and development control; and tax policies and land use control.
URBP 722 Land Use Planning Workshop Spring
(Prereq. URBP 719 or with permission of instructor)
Application of land use planning skills to specific problem in New York metropolitan region. Class operates as team to produce recommendations.
URBP 723 Introduction to Urban Design Fall PDF
Analysis of three-dimensional urban space by studying methods of visual perception and notation; criteria for determining desirable spatial relationships; and means of implementing policies to achieve urban design goals.
URBP 724 Urban Design Workshop Spring
(Prereq. URBP 723 or with permission of instructor)
Application of urban design concepts in studio setting to develop design solutions for typical physical planning problems.
URBP 725 Infrastructure and Site Planning
Introduction to installed infrastructure systems (water supply, sewage, roadways, etc.) and physical aspects of site development (surveying, landscaping, facilities design, environmental concerns).
URBP 726 Site Planning Workshop Spring PDF
(Prereq. URBP or with permission of instructor)
Use of specific problems on real sites to deal with land conversion, conventional residential subdivisions, cluster residential developments, and low-density commercial or institutional growth.
URBG 727 Introduction to Housing Fall
Introduction to facets of housing market. Examination of determinants of supply and demand, finance, and public programs influencing cost of housing.
URBG 728 Housing and Community Development Seminar Spring
(Prereq. URBG 727 or with permission of instructor)
Study and evaluation of public sector activities in housing market. Focus on critical housing and community development legislation and analysis of financing techniques used to stimulate private housing production.
URBG 729 International Human Settlements
(Open only to matriculated graduate students in department of urban affairs or with permission of instructor)
Review of habitats in urbanized world. Highlight of experience from Third World including squatting, slum upgrading, service delivery, new towns, and settlement policies.
URBG 730 Law of Housing and Urban Development
Focus on legal aspects of key housing and community development policy. Examination of federal and state housing programs, landlord-tenant laws, and rent controls.
URBP 731 Neighborhood Planning Workshop Fall
(Prereq. URBG 727 or with permission of instructor)
Application of neighborhood planning, conservation, and revitalization principles in declining residential areas. Emphasis on formulation of small-scale development strategies.
URBP 732 Introduction to Transportation Planning Fall
Introduction to major issues in urban transportation including analysis of characteristics of transport networks and discussion of federal and local policies and programs.
URBP 733 Transportation Planning Methods and Models
(With permission of instructor)
Review of variety of transportation planning tools including highway capacity calculations, transportation impact studies, models of trip generation, trip distribution, modal split, and network assignments. Presentation of related microcomputer software.
URBP 734 Environmental Planning
Study of current and emerging issues in controlling and preventing environmental degradation. Emphasis on administrative and political considerations.
URBP 735 Law of Environmental Planning
Examination of legal aspects of environmental protection and methods of public intervention. Study of role of law in formulation and implementation of environmental public policy.
URBP 736 Energy Planning and Policy Seminar
Introduction to conceptual and operational aspects of plans and policies promoting the efficient use of energy in urban communities. Review of national and global energy markets and appropriate responses In transportation, housing, land use, and related areas.
URBP 737 Planning Studio
(90 hours, 6 credits)
Students synthesize physical, social, and economic elements of selected town or city to prepare multi-functional plan to guide development.
URBP 739 Regional Planning
Examination of planning at metropolitan level, viewing superimposition of municipality of local and state governmental jurisdictions on economically integrated urban regions.
URBG 740 Planning for Economic Development Fall PDF
(Open only to graduate students matriculated in department of urban affairs and planning.)
Introduction to theoretical, conceptual, and operational aspects of promoting economic development in urban communities.
URBG 741 Employment Planning and Polices Fall PDF
Examination of structural changes in American economy and the implications for public policy and planning.
URBG 742 Economics of Real Estate Development Spring PDF
Review of economic aspects of real estate investment and development including real estate market determinants; real estate finance, location evaluation, and investment analysis as affected by public sector regulation and taxation.
URBG 743 Economic Planning and Policy Spring PDF
Examination of public sector economic intervention and its effects. Emphasis on national manipulation of macroeconomics variables. Discussion of forces affecting inter-- and intra- regional location of economic activity.
URBP 746 Planning and Public Finance
Analysis of state and local financial structures within which planners operate. Examination of state constitutional limitations on government functions, structure and fiscal aspects of metropolitan government, and political framework of financial decision-making.
URBG 747 Planning In the Budget Process Fall and Spring
Introduction to principles of financial management as applied to cities and municipal authorities. Survey of approaches to budgeting.
URBG 748 Management Control of Nonprofit Organizations Fall
Examination of techniques used by nonprofits to implement plans by managing more effectively. Emphasis on budgeting, management by objectives, performance auditing, and long-term evaluation.
URBG 749 Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Explanation of strategic planning process. Cases from range of state, local, and federal nonprofit organizations in health, education, social service, religion, and government.
URBG 750 Social Planning Fall
Examination of major social problems facing urban planners. Review of social planning theories and methods.
URBG 751 Educational Planning and Policies
Review of structure and functioning of American educational systems with analysis of major policy issues controlling them today. Examination of questions of who is to be educated for what and at what period in life.
URBG 752 Planning for Public Safety
Examination of crime reduction strategies emphasizing relationships among crime, safety, and physical environment. Review of roles of planning agencies, housing authorities, and criminal justice system.
URBP 753 Planning Services for New Types of Family Composition
Study of alternative family models: single parent, multiple family households, and dual career units. Identification of problems created by new models, types of services available for them, and alternative services to be created to meet their needs.
URBG 755 Planning for Community Development and Implementation
Review of process required to implement plans. Focus on teaching methods and techniques required to deal with administrative, technical, and political issues.
URBG 756 Citizen Participation In Planning and Development Spring
(Open only to graduate students matriculated in the department of urban affairs and planning or who have permission from instructor)
Review of organized citizen efforts to share in development planning and implementation. Analysis of roles of individuals, grassroots organizations, coalitions and partnerships vis--vis development professionals, governmental agencies, and the private sector.
URBP 760 Health Planning and Policy Issues
Focus on current health issues. Examination of health care costs, delivery, national health insurance, and patient-provider relations.
URBG 762 Health Regulation
(URBG 760 recommended but not required.)
Study of health regulation issues and their impact on health service programs and populations they serve. Focus on regulation of hospitals, health care facilities, professional licensing, and quality assurance.
URBP 765 Health Planning Workshop
(60 hours. URBG 760 recommended but not required.)
Students collectively develop prototype regional health systems plan based on use of data required by federal guidelines.
URBG 775, 776, 777, 778 Internship
Participation in public, nonprofit, or private agency with involvement in urban planning or policy issues under field supervisor and faculty direction.
URBP 780, 781, 782, 783 Independent Research
Supervised study of topics of special interest to advanced students. Students may no take more than 3 credits of Independent Research per semester.
URBP 784 Independent Study
(1 credit)
Supervised study of topics of special interest to advanced students. Students may no take more than 3 credits of Independent Study per semester.
URBP 785 Independent Study
(2 credits)
Supervised study of topics of special interest to advanced students. Students may not take more than 3 credits of Independent Study per semester.
URBG/URBP 787 Selected Topics In Urban Planning and Urban Affairs
URBP 787.04 Introduction to Urban Planning Fall and Spring PDF
URBP 787.14 Lawyers and Planners in the Development Process Fall
URBG 787.17 Nonprofits, Civil Society and Public Policy Spring PDF
URBP 787.18 GIS in Public Health Fall
URBP 787.20 Demographic Methods for Urban Planners Spring
URBP 787.38 Public Transit Planning Spring PDF
URBP 787.39 GIS: Urban Applications Spring
URBG 787.53 Physical Planning-Waterfront Fall
URBG 787.85 Reporting: Local Politics and Investigation Fall
URBG 787.xx Sustainability and Planning Spring PDF
URBG 790 Urban Development Workshop I
(6 credits. With permission of instructor)
Analysis of local communities and urban issues by engaging in field research. Students undertake projects commissioned by public and private organizations and employ community and issue analysis, impact assessment, and program evaluation techniques.
URBG 791 Urban Development Workshop II
(With permission of instructor)
Focus on problem-solving skills used to resolve crucial issues in urban community; program development procedures Including program planning, strategizing, implementation, administration, and funding. Students work with selected organizational and community concerns as consultants-in-training.
URBG 792 Urban Affairs Seminar
Review of contemporary urban issues and problems as the concluding course in the graduate program in urban affairs.
