2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Urban Professionals (URP)

URP 192  Introduction to Urban Planning  (3 Credits)  

Specifically designed to explore the relationship between social planning and physical planning. Students are informed about how cities function and change. The components of city life will be discussed, including housing, urban revitalization, redevelopment, new towns, and the environment. The course provides a broad historical and contemporary view of urban living and encourages students to think about innovative ways to solve evolutionary and recent problems of urban life.

URP 192H  Honors Introduction to Urban Planning  (3 Credits)  

Specifically designed to explore the relationship between social planning and physical planning. Students are informed about how cities function and change. The components of city life will be discussed, including housing, urban revitalization, redevelopment, new towns, and the environment. The course provides a broad historical and contemporary view of urban living and encourages students to think about innovative ways to solve evolutionary and recent problems of urban life.

URP 292  Urban Planning Law  (3 Credits)  

Survey of cases, legislation, and terminology relevant to planning law. Exploration of the social, economic, and environmental interrelationships of the real estate development industry, local government, and the public. Emphasis on the dynamic role of law in planning processes and procedures.

URP 380  Housing and Community Development  (3 Credits)  

Introduction to the rationale and techniques for providing assistance in the community development and city development process. Examination of the myriad of institutional and market forces, as well as socioeconomic and demographic factors that affect the supply and demand for housing. Emphasis on the concepts of citizen participation, self-direction, and self-help in real and simulated neighborhood revitalization efforts.