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As negotiators, they will be capable to manage conflicting needs, create growth development strategies,
and preserve urban and rural communities. As advisors, they will be integral key players in the
important aspects of decision-making that affect social, economic, cultural, environmental and
resource-based planning. Graduates of Urban Planning are qualified to work as professional city
planners both domestically and internationally, to serve as consultants and private developers, and as
directors and managers of regeneration and redevelopment initiatives. They can lead interdisciplinary
teams and integrate land-use planning into environmental impact assessment procedures and policies
on behalf of all levels of government. Some graduates may work at the local level with municipal
governments and nongovernmental organizations as facilitators and community economic
development planners. Others may be involved in coordinating international planning efforts and
renewal schemes to rebuild cities in a variety of settings on behalf of international organizations.
Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Urban Planning curriculum requires a minimum total of 128 credit hours. Out of these
128 hours, 27 credit hours are for courses under the University General Education in which 18 credits
are compulsory and 6 are for electives. The compulsory courses are: FAS 100, FAS 101, FAS
102 or 109, FAS 103, FAS 220, and FBA 100. The other six hours could be completed by completing
any two of the courses listed in the table below under UGR electives. Twenty-one (21) credit hours are
for courses under the Faculty Requirements (15 compulsory credits and 6 credits for free electives), and
another 80 hours are for courses under the Program Requirements (71 core course credits, and 9 credits
for the BUP technical electives listed below).
Curriculum
The course schedule below, organized over four years, is illustrative for Urban Planning students
who enter directly from high school. Transfer students will adjust them according to their individual
needs in consultation with their academic advisors.
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