The 5-year combination program, Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning and the Master of Land and Property Development, allows high-performing undergraduate students to streamline their undergraduate and professional education.
The undergraduate core is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills to deal effectively with the opportunities and challenges inherent in the development, growth and culture of neighborhoods, cities and regions, is based on theoretical training in the natural, physical and social sciences. Students acquire skills that enable them to apply these theories to develop communities, cities and regions which are safe, healthy and sustainable. While still completing undergraduate credits, students begin graduate coursework in land and property development, where their core knowledge of urban growth and development can be enhanced with real estate, financial and management skills, leading to a fruitful career in real estate and land development.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| LAND 101 | Introduction to Landscape Architectural Practice 1 | 1 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| URPN 202 | Building Better Cities 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| URPN 201 | The Evolving City 1 | 3 |
| URPN 220 | Digital Communication I 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| LAND 240 | History of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| URPN 230 | Communication, Engagement and Ethics for Planners | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| Social Problems | |
| Classical Sociological Theory | |
| Social Change | |
| Population and Society | |
| Racial and Ethnic Relations | |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| URPN 302 | Planning Law 1 | 3 |
| URPN 325 | Introduction to GIS in Urban and Regional Planning 1 | 3 |
| URPN 460 | Sustainable Communities 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ARCH 212 | Social and Behavioral Factors in Design | 3 |
| URPN 210 | Urban Analytical Methods I 1 | 3 |
| URPN 483 | Studio in Urban and Regional Science 1 | 4 |
| 1,2 | 3 |
| 1,2 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| CARC 481 | Seminar 1 | 1 |
| LDEV 667 | Design and Development Economy 1,3 | 3 |
| URPN 401 | Policy Implementation 1 | 3 |
| URPN 440 | Urban and Regional Economic Development 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 1,5 | |
CARC 301
| Field Studies in Design Innovation
or Internship | 6 |
| 1,2 | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 12 |
| Spring |
|---|
| LDEV 661 | Development and the Environment 1,3 | 3 |
| URPN 493 | Urban and Regional Studies Capstone Course 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fifth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| LDEV 663 | Introduction to Project Management 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 664 | Market Analysis for Development 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 668 | Land Development Practice 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 669 | Income Property Land Development 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 687 | Development Feasibility and Design 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| LDEV 650 | Land and Property Development Analysis 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 651 | Property Development Agreements and Regulation 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 660 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Real Estate 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 685 | Directed Studies 1 | 3 |
| LDEV 688 | Development Feasibility and Design II 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 150 |
The program includes a total of 156 hours, which up to 6 hours may be applied toward both the Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning and the Master of Land and Property Development.
