Each year the Department offers 25 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate subjects of instruction from which each student designs, with faculty guidance, an individual program of study that matches his or her interests and experiences. These courses are divided into four areas of specialization (also called Program Areas), which reflect four major types of planning practice:
- City Design and Development (CDD)
- Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP)
- Housing, Community, and Economic Development (HCED)
- International Development Group (IDG)
In each of these areas, an introductory course is offered for Master's students in the first semester. This course provides an overview of the issues central to practice in the field as well as an historical perspective. Following this course, a sequence of advanced courses is recommended. The goal of this course sequence is to help each student develop an individual course of study that includes the acquisition of specific skills or analytic techniques, as well as an understanding of the context in which they will be used.
In addition, we have three "cross-cutting" areas that are of interest to many students and faculty in the Department. These are: Urban Information Systems (which is a specialization area at the PhD level only); Regional Planning; and Transportation Policy and Planning.
- Urban Information Systems (UIS)
- Regional Planning
- Transportation
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