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Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)

UAP 1004 - Introduction to Career & Professional Development in Public Service (1 credit) 
This course introduces the academic requirements and potential career fields for the Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP) and Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC) majors. It is designed to assist new and transfer students with academic planning, career exploration, and the job search process. In addition, students will develop an understanding of professional competencies and examine how these competencies relate to a potential occupational field. During the course, students will develop the materials and skills needed to successfully apply for an internship or job. These materials will include the preparation of a cover letter and resume that respond directly to a targeted position. The skills include interview and presentation techniques.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
UAP 1024 - Leadership, Service, and Public Problem Solving (3 credits) 
Current events and case studies on complex planning and policy issues challenging the United States. Historical, political, economic, social, and geographical context of the issues. Roles, relationships and responsibilities in governing, government, and the public policy process. Approaches to leadership and leadership styles. Professional ethics and the role of ethics in policy decisions. Dealing with competing values and public vs. interests in policy making.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 2004 - Principles of Real Estate (3 credits) 
Introduction to real estate, including markets, land use planning and zoning, development, finance, construction, sales, marketing, management and property valuation. Examines the key actors and processes in each of these areas. Explores major public policies impacting real estate.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: REAL 2004 
UAP 2114 - Sustainability by Design (3 credits) 
Design decision-making in complex contexts. Ethical issues underlying design for sustainability. Evaluation of design in systems, products, places, and modes of living using the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD). Historical and cultural underpinnings of design and sustainability.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: ARCH 2114 
UAP 2334 - Urbanization and Biodiversity Conservation (3 credits) 
Overview of challenges and opportunities that urban environments create for biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing, with a focus on social sciences theories and approaches. How urbanization is changing people’s relationship with their environment and what that means for biodiversity conservation and human wellbeing. Examination of how data collection, analysis, and interpretation occur using social sciences methods applied to biodiversity conservation. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the context of urbanization and conservation.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: FIW 2334 
UAP 2964 - Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 2984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 3014 - Urban Policy and Planning (3 credits) 
An introduction to urban policy and urban planning. Includes analysis of the basic concepts and principles of urban policy, a review of urban policy in the United States, discussion of the development of urban planning and its role in shaping the urban environment, and an analysis of the relationship between public policy and planning and the organization and structure of the urban environment.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 1024 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 3024 - Urban and Regional Analysis (3 credits) 
Overview and application of various methods used to study, represent, understand communities in their urban and regional context. Data collection and analysis; population, land use, transportation and economic forecasting; selecting and applying an appropriate method; designing and presenting a community study. Restricted to majors and minors only.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 3224 - Policy Implementation (3 credits) 
Systematic analysis of the field and practice of public policy implementation. Includes analysis of the structure and dynamics of the policy process as well as specific analytic approaches to understanding policy implementation. Includes analysis of intra-organizational, interorganizational and intergovernmental implementation processes.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 3264 - Contemporary Urban Issues (3 credits) 
Consideration of one particular issue of immediate importance to the contemporary urban environment. Topics emphasize major social or economic policy issues, and may change each year. Junior standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 3344 - Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (3 credits) 
Critical examination of major global environmental problems from a humanities perspective, including international community responses to global environmental problems such as global warming, atmospheric ozone depletion, acid rain, tropical deforestation, toxic waste. Actions by key actors in the international community to develop solutions. Relationship of justice, fairness, equality, and diversity to political questions of power or authority. Pre: 3 credits of Critical Issues in a Global Context.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware. 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: IS 3344, PSCI 3344 
UAP 3354 - Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning (3 credits) 
Introduction to the interdisciplinary principles of environmental policy, planning, economics, and ethics to address pollution abatement, resources conservation, habitat protection, and environmental restoration. The course will focus on practical means of identifying environmental problems and creatively solving them.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 3434 - Public Administration (3 credits) 
The role and context of public administration in the contemporary United States, administrative organization and decision-making, public finance, human resources administration, and program implementation.
Prerequisite(s): PSCI 1014 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: PSCI 3414 
UAP 3444 - Administrative Law and Policy (3 credits) 
The legal context of the exercise of discretion by public administrators in the United States. Adjudication and rule- making; access to administrative processes and information; legislative and judicial control of administration.
Prerequisite(s): PSCI 1014 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: PSCI 3444 
UAP 3464 - Appalachian Communities (3 credits) 
The concept of community in Appalachia using an interdisciplinary approach and experiential learning. Interrelationships among geographically, culturally, and socially constituted communities, public policy, and human development. Pre: Junior standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: AHRM 3464, APS 3464, GEOG 3464, HUM 3464, SOC 3464 
UAP 3714 - The U. S. Policy Process (3 credits) 
Description and analysis of the processes and institutions involved in the making and implementation of public policy in the United States, with a primary focus on domestic and economic policy. Empirical and normative models of the process of public policy making in the U.S.
Prerequisite(s): PSCI 1014 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: PSCI 3714 
UAP 3744 - Public Policy Analysis (3 credits) 
Methods and approaches used in the analysis and evaluation of public policy; strengths and limitations of various analytic tools; normative issues in the practice of policy analysis.
Prerequisite(s): PSCI 1014 or PSCI 1014H 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: PSCI 3744 
UAP 3774 - Marxian Political Analysis (3 credits) 
Contemporary uses of Marxian concepts and theories to study the world economy, business structure, current social issues, modern ethical values, and alienation.
Prerequisite(s): PSCI 2014 or PSCI 2054 or IS 2054 or GEOG 2054 or PSCI 2064 or IS 2064 or GEOG 2064 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: PSCI 3774 
UAP 3954 - Study Abroad (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 3984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 4004 - Professionalism in Public Service (1 credit) 
This course prepares students in the Public and Urban Affairs degree to enter the job market upon graduation. The course will include strategies to search for and identify relevant job or graduate school descriptions as well as how to effectively prepare materials for a successful application. Students will identify and apply for a select number of positions or graduate programs as part of this course. Pre: Requires Junior standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1 Lec, 1 Crd) 
UAP 4214 - Gender, Environment, and International Development (3 credits) 
Key concepts and critiques related to the intersection of gender, environment, and international development. Development institutions and organizations with relationship to gender and environment. Theoretical and applied perspectives on eco-feminism; bio-diversity; climate change; feminist political ecology; agriculture and natural resources; participatory methods and empowerment. Case studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Pre: Junior Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GEOG 4214, WGS 4214 
UAP 4264 - Environmental Ethics and Policy (3 credits) 
Issues in applied environmental ethics. Contributions of diverse religious and philosophical traditions to contemporary perspectives on the human-nature relationship. Examination of environmental policies from utilitarian economic, deep ecology, and ecofeminist perspectives. Junior, senior or graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4344 - Law of Critical Environmental Areas (3 credits) 
This course examines the legal principles and policy debates involved in the regulation and protection of critical environmental resources. Specific topics vary but will likely include wetlands law and policy, endangered species habitat, open space, forestland and farmland protection, coastal zone management, and floodplain regulation and policy.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4354 - Interdisciplinary Environmental Problem Solving Studio (3 credits) 
Interdisciplinary, experiential problem-solving studio focusing on specific environmental problems. Working in groups, students interact with local officials, developers, environmental groups, and community organizations to explore the processes of environmental management, planning, and regulations. Students apply techniques and skills frequently used by environmental policymakers and planners. Pre: Senior standing.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 3354 and UAP 3224 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4374 - Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy (3 credits) 
Environmental factors involved in land use planning and development, including topography, soils, geologic hazards, flooding and stormwater management, ecological features, and visual quality. Techniques used in conducting environmental land inventories and land suitability analyses. Policies and programs to protect environmental quality in land use planning and development. Pre: Junior standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4384 - Pollution Control Planning and Policy (3 credits) 
Planning and policy aspects of managing residuals and environmental contaminants and their effects on human health and environmental quality. Technical and economic factors involved in management of water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous wastes, toxic substances, and noise. Implementation of pollution control legislation, policies, and programs at federal, state, and local levels.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4394 - Community Renewable Energy Systems (3 credits) 
Practical design fundamentals for small scale renewable energy systems: solar building heating and cooling; solar domestic hot water; wind, photovoltaic, and hydroelectric systems; alcohol, methane and other biomass conversion systems. Developing plans, programs, and policies to stimulate development of renewable systems.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4624 - The Washington Semester: Seminar in American Politics and Public Policy (3 credits) 
This seminar is the integrative forum for the principal elements of the Washington Semester experience. The course explores both the role of political institutions in policy formation and implementation and the primary managerial and leadership challenges that arise for implementing organization managers in American democratic public policy-making. Pre: Junior standing or instructor consent and acceptance into the Washington Semester program.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: IS 4624, PSCI 4624 
UAP 4644 - Washington Semester: Politics, Policy and Administration in A Democracy (3 credits) 
This course is part of the Washington Semester. Explores the relationship between the imperatives of democratic mobilization, policy choices and organizational choices through intensive study of the operating context of a selected public or nonprofit organization. Examines implications of policy-maker choices for implementing institution dynamics and challenges. Pre: Junior standing and acceptance into the Washington Semester program required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: PSCI 4644 
UAP 4714 - Economics and Financing of State and Local Governments (3 credits) 
Examines the provision and financing of public goods and services in local governments. Analyzes associated policy issues. Reviews experience in Western Europe and developing countries, as well as in the United States.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 2005 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4754 - Legal Foundations of Planning (3 credits) 
Examination of the legal context in which urban planning and public policy operate. Legal structure, role of law, powers of sovereign governments, constitutional limitations on government activities, and public-private conflict and their influence on planning and public policy are examined. Pre: Junior standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4764 - International Development Policy and Planning (3 credits) 
Examination of major development theories and contemporary issues and characteristics of low-income societies (industrialization, urbanization, migration, rural poverty, hunger, foreign trade, and debt) that establish contexts for development planning and policy-making. Junior standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GEOG 4764, SOC 4764 
UAP 4854 - Planning of the Urban Infrastructure (3 credits) 
Course examines the interdependences among the elements of the built environment of the city and those between the elements of the built environment and the policy/planning structure of the city. Considered are those elements associated with the primary urban activities (residential, commercial, industrial) as well as the urban form-giving infrastructure facilities that support those land uses (water supply, sewerage, solid waste disposal, transportation, education, recreation, health, and safety).
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4914 - Seminar in Public and Urban Affairs (3 credits) 
This capstone seminar explores the central questions of the role of the citizen and the citizenry in democratic capitalistic urban societies as well as the nature of accountability in such regimes. Topics such as the processes by which representation occurs, alternate theories of democratic community and the relationship of the public, private and civil sectors in urban society are treated. Senior status in PUA required. PUA majors and minors must complete this course with a C grade or higher to graduate; otherwise course must be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 4754 and SPIA 2554 and SPIA 3554 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 4954 - Study Abroad (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 4964 - Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 4964H - Honors Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 4974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 4984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 4994 - Undergraduate Research (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 5004 - Power and Policy in the US (3 credits) 
Social science theory and research on the distribution of power in the US, especially as it shapes important national policy outcomes. Institutional and class bases of power will be examined, including membership on corporate boards and in policy-shaping think tanks. Implications for democracy in society will be drawn. Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GIA 5004 
UAP 5014 - Gateway to Planning (3 credits) 
Careers in planning in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Planning practice in different contexts and governance systems. Planning ethics, community and stakeholder engagement, social justice, and professional regulations. Social, physical, environmental, economic, and other dimensions of complex planning problems. Professional skill development, with a focus on written, oral, visual, and digital communication, including social media in planning. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5034 - Democratic Governance in the Economy (3 credits) 
Interplay between democratic politics upon economic relations, with special focus on the intellectual foundations of capitalist development and consequences of financial disruption to economic policy making. Evolution of state-market interactions and of global governance institutions. Case studies of financial crises and their political implications. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GIA 5034, PAPA 5034 
UAP 5074G - Adv Comm Renewable Energy Sys (3 credits) 
Critical review of energy issues from local to international including economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Introduction to energy science, engineering, and economics. Application of energy and economic analysis to efficient and renewable energy systems in buildings, electricity, and transportation. Review and assessment of energy planning and policies for efficient and renewable energy at the local, state, and national levels. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing required
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5084 - Collaborative Planning and Community Involvement (3 credits) 
Public participation in planning and decision-making. Deliberative democracy and citizen empowerment. Tools for and approaches to community involvement and alternative dispute resolution. Facilitation and engagement process design. Opportunities and challenges associated with engaging communities in planning and decision-making. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5114 - Topics in Computer Applications in Urban Planning and Management (1-3 credits) 
Topics course on the application of analytical techniques for understanding and addressing urban and regional planning and management problems. Identification of data sources, data collection options and data analysis. Topics include geographic information systems, computer coding, spatial analysis, modeling of complex systems, or decision modeling. May be repeated with different content for a maximum of 12 credit hours. (Variable credit. 1-3H, 1-3C). Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 12 credit hours 
UAP 5124 - Urban and Regional Planning Studio (3 credits) 
Application of planning strategies to solve urban problems encountered in professional practice. Includes methods and techniques for securing and analyzing relevant data; identifying goals and objectives; formulating proposals; formulating strategies to implement proposals; presentation of findings. May be repeated with a different studio application for a maximum of 6 credits.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 6 credit hours 
UAP 5125 - Planning Studio: Real World Problems and Solutions (3 credits) 
5125: Individual and collaborative group work on a community client-based project. Project management. Problem identification, data collection and analysis, community/stakeholder engagement. Professional norms and practices. 5126: Data analysis and visualization. Proposal of potential solutions to client-based planning problem. Preparation of a written report. Oral presentation.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 5014 and UAP 5084 and UAP 5174 and UAP 5224 and UAP 5234 and UAP 5554 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5126 - Planning Studio: Real World Problems and Solutions (3 credits) 
Prerequisite(s): UAP 5125 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5134G - Advanced Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy (3 credits) 
Environmental factors involved in land use planning and development, including topography, soils, geologic hazards, flooding, and storm water management, ecological features and visual quality. Techniques for conducting environmental land inventories and land use suitability analyses. Policies and programs to protect environmental quality in land use planning. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5174 - Theory and Practice of Urban and Regional Planning (3 credits) 
Key planning theories and the history of planning thought and planning practice. Critical perspectives on the challenges and issues facing contemporary planning practice. Milestone events, themes, and debates in the history of planning and their influence on current planning thought and practice. Subfields and specializations in urban planning. Ethical issues in planning. Effective communication tools and techniques. Pre: Graduate Standing
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5184 - Local Government Planning Management and Administration (3 credits) 
Leadership best practices and the skills of the local government planning manager. Planning office organization and operations. Planning ethics and ethical leadership. Legislative, statutorial, and legal context for planning. Politics and planning. Visioning and goal setting. Developing partnerships and opportunities for collaboration. Stakeholder management and conflict resolution. Data, analytics, and information technology in planning. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours 
UAP 5214 - Topics in Natural Resources and Natural Hazards Planning (3 credits) 
Concepts, theory, and practice of resilience-based, climate- change integrated natural resources management and hazards planning. Effects of land, water, soil, and ecosystem management on quality of life for present and future generations. Natural resources and natural hazards planning process and tools for local communities and policies at state and federal levels. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours. Pre: Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5224 - Planning Methods and Technologies (3 credits) 
Quantitative and qualitative methods pertaining to urban and regional planning and analysis; types of data, data sources and data preparation; survey research; technologies for urban planning and analysis; ethics in planning methods. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5234 - Urban Economy, Equity, and Society (3 credits) 
Urban and regional political economy and finance. Interactions and effects of economic forces and political institutions on urban policy and governance, as well as physical and social infrastructure and inequities. Urban growth and change, institutions of local and federal government and governance, real estate markets, equity, and institutional access. Urban finance, taxation policy and local revenue sources. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5244 - Multicultural (3 credits) 
Examines the growing ethnic and demographic diversity of urban United States. Stresses theories and techniques that can be used to bring about more inclusive planning and public policies at all levels of government.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5274 - Comparative Social Movements (3 credits) 
This course will investigate the forms of public protest that occur all over the world, with special attention to activism in poor nations and to the recent emergence of transnational movements. Also examines why and when governments repress social movements. Explores movements that are grounded in collective identities based in class, race/ethnicity, gender, religion, and culture. Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GIA 5274 
UAP 5304 - Land Use Planning (3 credits) 
Procedures for: (1) identifying the type, magnitude, and locational characteristics of urban land uses; (2) making projections of future land use; and (3) preparation of land use plans.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5324 - Topics in Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries (1-3 credits) 
Introduction to infrastructure planning and development practices in developing countries. Study of practices to address the complex challenges facing many developing regions. The current state of practice for the provision of infrastructure services. Role of public/private local, regional, and national planning/development agencies and international organizations and groups. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours 
UAP 5414 - Natural Resources Planning Topics (1-3 credits) 
The natural resource planning process as implemented by federal public lands and water resources agencies in the U.S. Public participation, environmental impact assessment, and resource evaluation methods used in planning and decision-making. Applications to resources planning in developing countries. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits. Graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours 
UAP 5424 - Metropolitan Planning Topics (1-3 credits) 
A topics course focusing on the methods and techniques of evaluating physical development needs of metropolitan areas their sub-areas. Emphasis on elements of land use, physical development needs, representation, and the role of comprehensive plans and implementing regulatory ordinances (zoning, land subdivision regulations, building codes, environmental regulations). May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credits.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 12 credit hours 
UAP 5464 - Qualitative Research Methods in Global Studies (3 credits) 
Examines the philosophies and procedures guiding various qualitative methods used in the social science fields, such as global studies, planning and policy. Exploration of alternative understandings of normal science and consideration of the merits of adopting qualitative research approaches to disciplined analysis, including ethical issues in research. Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GIA 5464 
UAP 5494 - Advanced Quantitative Techniques for Urban Research (3 credits) 
Advanced quantitative techniques used in urban analysis. Application of the methods to situations encountered in urban planning, urban policy analysis, and urban management are stressed.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5504 - Discourse Analysis (3 credits) 
Examines the key theoretical sources and major practical applications of discourse analysis as a contemporary social science methodology. Origins, major variants, and critical uses of discourse analysis in cultural studies, semiotic methods, policy analysis, and organizational communication techniques also are considered. Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GIA 5504, PSCI 5504 
UAP 5524 - Internat Development (3 credits) 
Social and cultural factors in the development of societies, including the role of women in development. Contemporary developing countries, and historical material from developed countries; policy issues facing governments of developing countries and those interested in assisting their development.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GIA 5524 
UAP 5554 - Land Use Law & Planning (3 credits) 
Fundamentals of law as it applies to the use of land, with a primary focus on its practice in the United States. Comparative land use law. Case law and statutory law briefing. Constitutional and statutory limitations on regulation; common law principles; traditional use-based zoning and zoning processes and documents; alternative approaches to planning and zoning such as smart growth techniques and form-based codes; and the relationship between land use regulation and urban/metropolitan issues, such as social segregation, sustainability, and environmental justice. Pre: Graduate Standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5564 - Information Technology, Society, and Public Policy (3 credits) 
Social impacts of new and emerging information technologies from a public policy perspective. Technical nature of IT and influences of IT on four core dimensions of society: political, economic, cultural, and spatial. Course integrates theoretical and philosophical literature on IT with applied policy and planning issues.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5574 - Arts, Culture and Society (3 credits) 
Considers the role of the arts in society, including architecture, music companies, or theater productions to heritage sites, science museums, and art galleries. Effective arts policy in revitalizing urban economies also examined. Graduate standing.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: PSCI 5574 
UAP 5584 - Environmental Politics and Policy (3 credits) 
Course provides a broad introduction to the key ideas, actors and institutions related to environmental politics and policy in the United States, with some coverage of global issues. It is intended to provide students with basic interdisciplinary knowledge and an intellectual framework for understanding and thinking critically about environmental politics and policy.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
Course Crosslist: GIA 5584, PSCI 5584 
UAP 5604 - Housing Planning and Policy Topics (1-3 credits) 
An examination of national and local housing markets with emphasis on the impact of various public housing policies on the demand for and supply of housing within these markets. The relationships between public and private delivery systems. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours. Graduate standing required.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 5234 
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours 
UAP 5624 - Urban Design Seminar (1-3 credits) 
Current topics in urban design. Topics may include: theoretical, conceptual and practical concerns in the generation of urban spatial form; the roles of public and private interests in shaping urban form; the effects of urban intensification on the quality of public spaces; environmental issues in urban design; the role of public policy and regulatory mechanisms; the genesis and development of urban typologies. Each seminar will address one of these or related subject areas. Course may be repeated with a different subject for a maximum of 12 credits.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 12 credit hours 
Course Crosslist: ARCH 5624 
UAP 5634 - Urban Design Studio (12 credits) 
Urban design studio projects involving the translation of design and planning theory and methodology to actual form-giving proposals for the urban context. Emphasis will be on the development of urban tectonic form in response to functional and behavioral planning, symbolic and aesthetic factors. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ARCH 4715 
Instructional Contact Hours: (12 Lec, 12 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 12 credit hours 
UAP 5644 - Transportation Systems Planning (3 credits) 
Advanced consideration of problems dealing with transportation systems as they affect the socio-economic development of cities, regions, and nations; the travel behavior of a populace; the location of economic activity; the use of land; and the allocation of resources.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5764 - International Development Studio (3 credits) 
International development project initiation and institutional framework; project design processes, criteria, and methods; implementation and evaluation design processes, criteria, and methods. Examination of case projects by public and private donor agencies as a basis for project design.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 4764 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5774 - Econ Develp Studio (3 credits) 
Principles, concepts, and techniques related to economic development at either the local and regional scale are brought to bear in solving a development problem. Emphasis is on problems which are encountered in planning or implementing economic development.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 5234 or UAP 5104 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5784 - Economic Development Planning Topics (1-3 credits) 
An introduction to local economic development programs. Covers intergovernmental relations, financing techniques, federal and local subsidies, advertising, marketing, public relations, labor market issues, tax considerations, fiscal impact analysis, and land use planning issues. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credits. Graduate standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours 
UAP 5794 - Environ Plan Studio (3 credits) 
Application of environmental planning techniques involving either land use or residuals management in a specific project.
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5804 - Practicum Problem (2 credits) 
The practicum is one option (together with the major paper and thesis) which MUA and MURP Degree candidates may elect to complete their degree requirements. It is intended to provide the candidate with an opportunity to demonstrate: (1) a required degree of comprehension of the concepts, principles and techniques relevant to these fields, and (2) the ability to apply this understanding in a professional manner in a situation which simulates professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): UAP 5124 or UAP 5144 
Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 2 Crd) 
UAP 5864 - Topics in Transportation Policy and Planning (1-3 credits) 
Overview of major policy and planning issues in transportation; interdependence of transportation with land-use patterns. Analysis of problems of transportation systems, and alternative solutions examined in the context of the changing political/institutional environment. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credits. Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing required.
Instructional Contact Hours: (1-3 Lec, 1-3 Crd) 
Repeatability: up to 9 credit hours 
UAP 5894 - Final Examination (3 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd) 
UAP 5904 - Project and Report (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 5924 - Peace Corp Enrollment (0 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: (0 Lec, 0 Crd) 
UAP 5954 - Study Abroad (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 5964 - Field Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 5974 - Independent Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 5984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 5994 - Research and Thesis (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 6984 - Special Study (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course 
UAP 7994 - Research and Dissertation (1-19 credits) 
Instructional Contact Hours: Variable credit course