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BUP Technical Elective Courses
BUP students must select three technical elective courses (9 credits) from the following list:
UPL 456 Urban Transportation Planning
UPL 458 Selected Topics in City and Regional Planning
UPL 459 Site Design and Planning
UPL 460 International Development
UPL 461 Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems
UGR Electives (6 Credits Required)
BUP students should select two of the following UGR electives:
ARC 101 Introduction to Architecture; DES 111 Introduction to Drawing; FAS 104 Globalization; FAS
105 Scientific Miraculousness of the Quran; FAS 106 History of Sciences; FAS 108 Ethics; FAS 109
Human Rights in Law and Shari'ah; FAS 120 Scientific and Technical Writing; FBA 102 Introduction to
Entrepreneurship; FES 107 Interior Design
Free Electives (6 Credits)
ELE 901, ELE 902 designate free elective courses which could be any courses at ALHOSN.
Course Descriptions
UPL 200 History of Urban Planning (3 = 2 + 1)
Prerequisite: UPL 201
This course provides a context for modern urban planning by reviewing the origins and development of cities in
Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. As part of this context, students will examine the importance of social,
economic, political, environmental, cultural and technological interrelationships that have determined location and
form of cities and regions, and also the cycles of growth and decline of cities over time.
UPL 201 Introduction to Urban Planning (3 = 2 + 1)
Prerequisite: FES 202, FBA 100
This course introduces students to the purposes of planning against the context of an historical background to
contemporary planning. It presents the rationale for planned intervention, approaches to ordering land uses and
activities, planning of residential, commercial, and other activities, and transportation systems. The course also
emphasizes the implementation of plans, zoning and its alternatives, and the concept of public policy intervention.
UPL 202 Process and Theory of Planning (3 = 2 + 1)
Prerequisite: FAS 101, FBA 100
Planning is a development process that needs to take into account the spatial and sectoral dimensions as well as the
cultural systems. This course will introduce the study of city and regional planning, theories of urban change
together with the theoretical principles and values that influence planning practice, and the role that planners play
in the change process. It will also focus on planning in a pluralistic, multicultural society; planning practice both in
government and the private sector; and the professional and ethical responsibilities of planners.
UPL 203 Introduction to GIS (3 = 1 + 2)
Prerequisite: FES 110, FAS 150, FES 202
This course introduces the concepts and principles of geographical analysis and mapping including location and
coordinate systems, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) linkages to other software packages, tabular data
manipulation, familiarization with GIS software (ArcGIS), geocoding, and generation of GIS maps and outputs.
Through the use of case studies, students will also build data bases, and learn elementary modeling and analysis.
UPL 204 Research Methods in Planning (3 = 1 + 2)
Prerequisite: UPL 201, UPL 202
This is an introductory course on the basic problems and strategies involved in data collection in the social
sciences. It explains how quantitative and qualitative researchers acquire their data. Quantitative methods will
review probability and descriptive statistics, types and sources of basic planning data, collection and organization
of data in tables, graphs and figures, and analysis and interpretation of quantitative information. UPL 204 will
also introduce analytical methods from a qualitative perspective and illustrate a variety of instruments including
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