The 5-year combination program, Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning and Master of Urban Planning, 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 urban planning to refine and extend their skills in critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication, leading to an accredited professional degree appropriate for planning positions in the public sector, private consulting, or the non-profit world.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| LAND 101 | Introduction to Landscape Architectural Practice 1 | 1 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| URPN 201 | The Evolving City 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| URPN 202 | Building Better Cities 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ARCH 212 | Social and Behavioral Factors in Design | 3 |
| LAND 240 | History of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| URPN 220 | Digital Communication I 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| URPN 325 | Introduction to GIS in Urban and Regional Planning 1,2 | 3 |
| 1,3 | 3 |
| Digital Communication II 2 | |
4 | |
| 1 | 3 |
| Social Problems | |
| Classical Sociological Theory | |
| Social Change | |
| Population and Society | |
| Racial and Ethnic Relations | |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| RWFM 375 | Conservation of Natural Resources 1 | 3 |
| URPN 210 | Urban Analytical Methods I 1 | 3 |
URPN 302
| Planning Law 1,2,3
or Advanced GIS in Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
URPN 420
| Principles of Urban Design 1,2,3
or Urban and Regional Economic Development | 3 |
| URPN 483 | Studio in Urban and Regional Science 1 | 4 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| CARC 481 | Seminar 1 | 1 |
| URPN 330 | Land Development I 1 | 3 |
| URPN 331 | Public and Private Infrastructure Funding 1 | 3 |
| PLAN 613 | Planning Methods II 1,2 | 3 |
| PLAN 658 | Plan Implementation 1,2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 1,6 | |
CARC 301
| Field Studies in Design Innovation
or Internship | 6 |
| 4 | 6 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 12 |
| Spring |
|---|
| PLAN 662 | Applied Planning I 1,2 | 3 |
| URPN 493 | Urban and Regional Studies Capstone Course 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fifth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| PLAN 604 | Planning Methods I 1 | 3 |
| PLAN 610 | City Form and Function 1 | 3 |
| PLAN 661 | Community Engagement 1 | 3 |
| PLAN 664 | Planning Theory and History 1 | 3 |
| PLAN 665 | Plan Making 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
PLAN 640
| Law and Legislation Related to Planning 1
or Site Planning | 3 |
| PLAN 693 | Professional Study 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 150 |
The program includes a total of 168 hours, which up to 18 hours may be applied toward both the Bachelor of Science in Urban & Regional Planning and the Master of Urban Planning.
