COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
*Those with asterisk denotes core subjects for the URP Degree Program Plan 201: THEORY & PRACTICE OF PLANNING* (3 units) Theories & practices of planning & human settlement development; history of planning. Plan 203: LAND USE PLANNING* (3 units) Land use planning, resource use & development, & infrastructure planning. Plan 205: PROJECT PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Analytical tools for project planning, management & development. Plan 210: PLANNING PROCESS* (3 units) Comprehensive planning process & implementation. Plan 210.1: PLANNING WORKSHOP* (5 units) Practical workshop application of planning. Plan 214: PLANNING ANALYSIS & TECHNIQUES* (3 units) Models, methods & other tools for spatial-based planning analysis. Plan 219: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN URBAN PLANNING (3 units) Plan 222: RESOURCE USE & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Effects of resource use & development on social, technical & economic problems. Plan 229: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN REGIONAL PLANNING (3 units) Plan 230: ESTATE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Nature & principles of estate planning & development. Plan 230.1: ESTATE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (3 units) Practical exercises in estate planning & development Plan 231: SITE PLANNING (3 units) Detailed site analysis & planning. Plan 232: LAND ECONOMICS (3 units) The economic, social & institutional factors affecting land values. Plan 233: ISSUES IN ESTATE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Issues in estate planning & development. Prereq: Plan 230. Plan 239: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ESTATE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Plan 240: PUBLIC WORKS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Nature & principles of public works planning & development. Plan 240.1: PUBLIC WORKS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (3 units) Practical exercises in public works planning & development. Plan 241: PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Public works project identification, feasibility analysis & programming for capital investment. Prereq: Plan 240. Plan 242: ISSUES IN PUBLIC WORKS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Issues & problems related to the planning & management of public works projects. Plan 243: PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT MANAGEMENT (3 units) Public works project execution, monitoring & feedback. Prereq. Plan 230. Plan 249: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC WORKS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT (3 units) Plan 250: THEORY & PRACTICE OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (3 units) Transportation planning processes; historical overview of transportation planning. Prereq: Plan 201. Plan 251: TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES (3 units) Technological & performance characteristics of transportation modes; general components of transportation systems; comparative analysis of capacity; level of service, cost and efficiency; recent developments in transport technology. Plan 252: TRANSPORTATION MODELLING (3 units) Theory of travel behavior; estimation & forecasting of transportation interaction; trip generation, mode choice, & trip distribution; optimization of transportation network performance, mathematical & computer-based transportation models; traffic assignment techniques. Prereq: Plan 299. Plan 253: TRANSPORTATION PLAN & PROJECT EVALUATION (3 units) Project Evaluation; transport economics; Environmental Impact Assessment; Traffic Impact Assessment. Plan 254: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE & OPERATIONS PLANNING (3 units) Optimizing public transport service & operations; analysis & design of routes/networks; planning of terminal facilities. Plan 255: SURVEY METHODS IN TRANSPORTATION (3 units) Transportation & traffic surveys; sampling techniques & designs; survey organization & implementation; cost & accuracy considerations in designing & planning transportation surveys. Prereq: Plan 299. Plan 256: TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS (3 units) Application of economic analysis to planning & policy issues in transportation; consumer behavior; transport cost & supply models; market equilibrium; regulation, taxation, subsidy, & other forms of government intervention; welfare economics. Plan 257: TRANSPORTATION POLICIES & PLANNING PRACTICES (3 units) Development of transport policies & strategies; TSM, TDM; sustainable transportation; institutions. Prereq: Consent of Instructor. Plan 258: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ANALYSIS & TECHNIQUES (3 units) Transportation decision-making & risk analysis; financial analysis; economic evaluation; decision-making under uncertainty. Plan 259: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING (3 units) A course designed to cater to special problems &/or topics in transportation planning. Plan 279: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN HOUSING (3 units) Plan 280: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & POLICY ANALYSIS (3 units) An introductory graduate-level course on the fundamental concepts and issues that confront environmental policymakers and planners in practice. Plan 287: SUPERVISED PRACTICE IN URBAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING (3 units) (Common to Plan A & B students with no experience in planning.) Internship in an appropriate agency for students with no experience in planning. Plan 288: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (3 units) Ethics in the practice of the planning profession. Plan 289: SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING (3 units) Plan 290.1: WORKSHOP ON COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING (3 units) Practical exercise on comprehensive planning for human settlements. Plan 296: PLANNING LAW (3 units) Planning legislations & organizations. Plan 297: INSTRUMENTS FOR PLAN IMPLEMENTATION (3 units) Economic, fiscal, legal & other tools for plan implementation. Plan 298: TECHNIQUES FOR PLANNING ANALYSIS (3 units) Strategies & methods for analysis of urban & regional systems. Plan 299: RESEARCH METHODS IN PLANNING* (3 units) Major research methods & concepts applicable to planning. Plan 300: MASTER’S THESIS (6 units) (Only for Plan A students) Plan 391: GRADUATE SEMINAR IN URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING POLICIES (3 units) Plan 399: ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING (3 units) Plan 400: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (12 units)
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