Graduate Minor

The purpose of the graduate minor is to allow students from other related disciplines to learn about the basics of the Urban and Regional Planning profession. Within the minor we are attempting to expose students from other disciplines to the breadth of planning as well as the core of the program. With these goals in mind, the students shall meet the following requirements for the minor.

Each student is required to take a total of three 3-credit planning courses for a total of 9 credits of Urban and Regional Planning courses. These courses must be distributed across the curriculum in the following manner:

Course Requirements

Required Course (Core):3 Credits

URP6100 – Planning Theory and History

Any Two of the Following Courses:6 Credits

URP6042 – Urban Economy
URP6061 – Planning Administration and Ethics
URP6122 – Alternative Conflict Management
URP6131 – Growth Management Powers I
URP6270 – Survey of Spatial Information Systems
URP6312 – Land Development Planning and Evaluation
URP6421 – Environmental Impact Statements
URP6542 – Urban Land Economics
URP6601 – State Planning
URP6603 – Development Review
URP6716 – Transportation Policy and Planning
URP6745 – Housing, Public Policy and Planning
URP6821 – Urban and Regional Systems
URP6871 – Planning and Design I
URP6872 – Planning and Design II
URP6880 – Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
URP6884 – Community Conservation and Revitalization
URP6905 – Urban Form and Development in the Americas
URP6931 – Health and the Built Environment
URP6931 – Urban Finance
DCP6710 – Introduction to Historic Preservation

Further, the student’s supervisory committee for a master’s degree with or without a thesis must include one Graduate Faculty member from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.