Urban and Regional Planning (U R P)
100. Introduction to Community Planning (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Introduction to and critical analysis of
theory and practice of community planning; traditional and alternative roles
of planning in contemporary society; perspectives on community problems;
evaluation of con cepts, literature, and history.
101. Urban and Regional Research Methods (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Review of mathematical processes, including
algebra, and basic statistics; introduction to regression analysis. probabilities,
gaming and simulation, and other methods of systems analysis; application
of techniques to urban and broad area data.
102. History of Urban Development Form (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Historical survey of urban development; the
evolution of urban form, and civic design; case studies.
103. Introduction to Urban Design (3)
Suggested for graduate students emphasizing design. Prerequisite: junior
standing. Introduction to physical design and environmental communication.
Urban design principles and application; formulation of design programs
and solutions; supervised studio projects. (Two 3-hour studios)
(See Course Numbering System.)
Urban and Regional Planning (C R P)
109GT. Presentation Techniques in Urban and Regional Planning
(1; max total 3)
Concurrent enrollment in C R P 200 series courses. Topics in techniques
and practice of oral, narrative, and graphic presentation as related to
city and regional planning. (One 2-hour lab))
200. Seminar in Planning Theory and Process (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Pursuit and analysis of the essence
of planning, study of traditional and contemporary theories of community
development, the planning process.
201A-B. Seminar in Planning Research (3-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. (A) Planning research methodology
and technique including scientific method, statistical analysis of data
sampling, regression analysis; application of computer technology; sources
of data. (B) Application of research methodology and technique to planning
problems; special emphasis on the formulation of research designs.
202. Seminar in Design Theory (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Examination of urban design theory
with attention to design philosophy and the underlying concepts that include
man-environment relations, contemporary global impact upon design, design
communications, the design process; case studies that range from the micro
to macro arenas.
203A-B. Practicum in Community Planning (6)
Prerequisite: U R P 200 and 201A, or permission of instructor. Design
of the physical environment; application of principles and theories in the
preparation of limited scope and comprehensive plans; studies of spatial
relationships; laboratory and Field projects. (2 3-hour labs)
210. Seminar in Planning Process (3)
Prerequisite: U R P 200 201A, 209 and 203A-B or permission of instructor.
Goal and policy formulation; scheduling; methods of plan implementation;
administration of laws and ordinances; role of politics and public relations
in the decision-making process.
212. Seminar in Urban Renewal (3)
Prerequisite: U R P 200, 201A, 202, or permission of instructor. The growth,
development and application of urban renewal as a concept and as a mans
to solution of the physical, social, and economic deterioration of urban
areas; federal, state, and local agency interrelationships; political constraints.
215. Seminar in Land Development Controls (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200. The application of the police power zoning, subdivision
regulations, and other techniques used to implement land development plans
and policies; historical and contemporary case studies.
220. Seminar: Planning for Housing (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200. Housing problems in America; the role of local,
state, and federal government and private enterprise; planning for adequate
housing, carrying out policies and programs.
225T. Seminar: Topics in Public Facilities and Services Planning (3;
may be repeated in different areas)
Prerequisite: graduate standing, U R P 200, 201A, 210 or permission
of instructor. Public facilities and services planning as a refinement of
the comprehensive general plan, including transportation systems, problems,
policies and models; water suppies, liquid and solid waste management systems,
educational facilities; development of goals, policies and plans for open
space, parks and recreation facilitics.
230. Seminar in Planning for the Region (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200. Regional planning approaches and methods; goal
and policy implications of resource development, utilization and conservation;
strategies for planning; case studies.
231. Practicum in Planning for the Region (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing, URP 200, 201A, 230, or permission of instructor.
Application of principles and theories to the preparation of plans for regional
development. Supervised individual field projects; laboratory preparation
of individually supervised field work.
232. Seminar in Planning for the Natural Resources (3)
Prerequisite: C R P 200, 201A, or permission of instructor. Planning with
the natural environment to produce maximum benefits to society; techniques
of soil, air, water, vegetative, and associated resource management; case
studies and field projects.
240. Seminar in Urban Design (4)
Prerequisite: U R P 202. Advanced and empirical study of urban design, environmental
perception, and the person-environment relationship, case studies; supervised
individual and group projects in the field and laboratory.
260. Seminar in Theory of Urban Development Process (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory of regional and urban spatial
organization; economic, size, distance, political, and social theories of
urban development; theory of modeling and gaming simulation.
261. Seminar in Development Process Simulation (3)
Prerequisite: U R P 201A, 260. Application of gaming and mathematical simulation
techniques to the urban development process; research assignments, case
studies, supervised projects.
270. Seminar in Social Communication (3)
Prerequisite: U R P 200, 201A, 210 or permission of instructor. Theories,
strategies and practices of social communication as related to urban planning
and community development; information as a social change tool; the role
of social planners in communication processes; case studies.
280T. Professional Planning Practice (2-4; max total 7)
Maximum total 7 units applicable toward the degree, provided that units
in excess of 4 must be earned in topics taken concurrently with related
elective seminar. Prerequisite: C R P 200, 201A, 203A. Individually supervised
professional practice: preparation and implementation of comprehensive urban,
regional, or special purpose plans; study of interrelationships and roles
of government, public agencies, and private enterprise. Approved for SP
grading.
281T. Seminar in Planning Practice (1; max total 3)
Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in C R P 280T, permission of instructor.
Seminar to explore characteristics and problems of professional planning
practice; written evaluations of work experience.
282T. Field Study of Selected Planning Topics (1-6; max total 12 if
no topic repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Field study of urban and regional
phenomena in relation to urbanization, urban systems, housing, and resource
development.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.