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Undergraduate Record 2006-2007 [ARCHIVED RECORD]
School of Architecture
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Architectural History
AR H 100 - History of Architecture: Survey The history of Western architecture from ancient times to the present. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 101 - History of Architecture Ancient-Medieval Introduction to the study of Architectural History to the Renaissance. (Y)
Credits: 4
AR H 102 - Renaissance to Modern Introduction to the study of Architectural History from the Renaissance through Modernism. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: AR H 100 or AR H 101
Credits: 4
AR H 112 - History of Architecture Surveys architecture from the Ancient to the present. (SS)
Credits: 3
AR H 180 - Thomas Jefferson’s Architecture Surveys Jefferson’s architectural world with special emphasis on the Lawn. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 203 - History of Modern Architecture Surveys architecture and allied arts from c. 1800 to the present, emphasizing the development of the modern movement. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 321 - Later Medieval Architecture The architecture of Western Europe from c. 1140-1500. (O)
Credits: 3
AR H 323 - Early Medieval Architecture The architecture of Western Europe from c. 800-1150. (E)
Credits: 3
AR H 331 - Italian Renaissance Architecture 15th Century Developments of classicism in Italy between 1400 and 1500. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 332 - Renaissance Architecture 16th Century Developments in classicism in Italy between 1500 and 1600. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 333 - European Classical Architecture Outside Italy, 1400-1750 The development of classicism primarily in France, England, and Germany between 1400 and 1750. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 361 - East-West Architecture Studies cultural exchanges in architecture between East and West, emphasizing master architects such as F.L. Wright and L. Kahn. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 362 - East Asia Architecture Surveys traditional architecture in China, Japan, and Korea, focusing on the main features and monuments of East Asian and landscape architecture. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 365 - World Buddhist Architecture Studies the history of Buddhist architecture and allied arts in the Buddhist world, including East, South, and Southeast Asia. Lecture starts from the Indian stupas and ends in Japanese Zen gardens. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 367 - Modern Japanese Architecture The history of architecture in modern Japan from Meiji period to the present. Focuses on post-WW II development; discusses the major influential architects such as Tange, Kikutake, Maki, Isozaki, Kurokawa, and Ando. (O)
Credits: 3
AR H 371 - Cities in History An introduction to the history of cities around the world, from the beginnings of cities to the present, locating urban forms in their social, cultural, political and symbolic contexts, with each class meeting examining a single city in depth. Cross-listed with ANTH 371. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 381 - Early American Architecture American architecture from the first European contact to the death of Jefferson. Lectures and field trips. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 382 - Later American Architecture Surveys American architecture from 1800 to the present. (IR)
Credits: 3
AR H 383 - Nineteenth-Century American Architecture The development of architecture from Thomas Jefferson to Frank Lloyd Wright, along with consideration of issues in housing, landscape design, city planning, and influences from Europe. (IR)
Credits: 3
AR H 384 - Twentieth-Century American Architecture Surveys American architecture emphasizing the development of modernism. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 489 - Independent Studies in Architectural History Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. (SI)
Credits: 3
AR H 490 - Major Special Study: Thesis Advanced independent research projects by fourth year architectural history students. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: Instructor approval and departmental approval of topic.
Credits: 3
AR H 491 - Undergraduate Seminar in the History of Architecture and Special Topics Research seminar for majors in the department of architectural history. Topics vary. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 499 - Independent Studies in Architectural History Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: Departmental approval of topic.
Credits: 3
AR H 555 - Field Methods in Historic Preservation This course is dedicated to training students to “read” and record the material fabric of historic buildings. Lectures on historic materials area followed by field experience recording in descriptions, photographs and measured drawings. (S)
Credits: 3
AR H 570 - Selected Topics in Architectural History Special topics pursued in a colloquium. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 2 to 3
AR H 585 - Historical Archaeology An introduction to analytical methods in historical archaeology, their theoretical motivation, and their practical application in the interpretation of the archaeological record of the early Chesapeake. The use of computers in the analysis of real archaeological data is emphasized. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 590 - Historic Preservation Theory and Practice Surveys the history of preservation, focusing on the changing nature of its ideals and practice. Preservation is discussed in the context of cultural history and the changing relationship between existing buildings and landscapes, and attitudes toward history, memory, and invented tradition. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 592 - Community History Workshop An in-depth historical analysis of the architecture, urban form, and planning of a selected community. Focuses on the historical significance of the built landscape as an element in, and an expression of, the social and cultural life of the community. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 594 - Community Public History Seminar Explores a variety of approaches to conveying the architectural and cultural history of a community to a diverse public constituency. Builds upon the analysis developed in AR H 592 (Community History Workshop). Analyzes the preservation implications of the work undertaken in collaboration with students in the preservation studio. (Y)
Credits: 3
AR H 599 - Independent Studies in Architectural History Advanced work on independent research topics by individual students. Departmental approval of the topic is required. (SI)
Credits: 3
Architecture
ARCH 101 - Lessons of the Lawn The study of architecture as a speculation on origins is located at the conjunctive core of any liberal arts curriculum and serves as the physical armature and conceptual foundation of the University. This course is concerned with the contemporary imagination, attempting to make the discipline of architecture meaningful to a wide range of citizens in its public obligation to be constructive and optimistic in the most profoundly ethical, pragmatic, and magical of terms. (Y)
Credits: 4
ARCH 102 - Lessons in Making Introduces the aspects of design considered fundamental to an understanding and interpretation of architecture and the visual arts. Introduces drawing and presentation skills, and develops the precision and facility necessary for visual communication. (Y)
Credits: 4
ARCH 201 - Introduction to Architectural Design The 2nd year introductory architectural design studios explore comprehensive and foundational design principles, skill sets, and critical thinking. The material covered through the fall and spring semesters is presented through a series of lectures, projects, exercises, workshops, symposia and reviews which involve the beginning design student in the thoughtful application of fundamental design principles, foundational techniques of representation and fabrication and comprehensive critical design strategies. These courses foster the development of the beginning design student’s design methodology founded on thoughtful, creative, ethical and rigorous work practices in service of exploring meaningful formal and spatial propositions. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 101, 102
Credits: 6
ARCH 202 - Introduction to Architectural Design The 2nd year introductory architectural design studios explore comprehensive and foundational design principles, skill sets, and critical thinking. The material covered through the fall and spring semesters is presented through a series of lectures, projects, exercises, workshops, symposia and reviews which involve the beginning design student in the thoughtful application of fundamental design principles, foundational techniques of representation and fabrication and comprehensive critical design strategies. These courses foster the development of the beginning design student’s design methodology founded on thoughtful, creative, ethical and rigorous work practices in service of exploring meaningful formal and spatial propositions. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 201
Credits: 6
ARCH 268 - Lessons of the City This course explores the relationship between cultural values and urban form, introducing students to a body of literature and projects examining the various historical, social, political, regulatory, economic and physical conditions, which influence the design of cities. Through lecture, selected reading, class discussion, individual and group projects, and field trips this class examines the history, theories, and practices that have influenced the development of cities from antiquity to the present. Much of the discussion is on the evolution of the American city; using a field trips as a means to explore first hand urban environments (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 301 - Architectural Design Analyzes architectural design conceptualization and synthesis; the relationship of building, site, and basic technology as determinants in architectural form; and the integration of various disciplines and concerns in the design of a complete building. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 201, 202.
Credits: 6
ARCH 302 - Architectural Design Analyzes architectural design conceptualization and synthesis; the relationship of building, site, and basic technology as determinants in architectural form; and the integration of various disciplines and concerns in the design of a complete building. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 301.
Credits: 6
ARCH 312 - Architectural Theory and Ethics Architectural theory acts as a critical discourse parallel to practice—as its conscience and provocation. Buildings, landscapes, and manifestos by architects are scrutinized for significant, recurring themes using methods from aesthetics, philosophy, and criticism. This course relies upon reading, writing, and argument to develop an analytic approach that bridges the gap between architectural knowledge and other forms of knowledge. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 314 - Design Themes of Great Cities This course discusses the design qualities of the world’s great cities. Each session focuses on the defining characteristics of different cities such as their natural settings, public spaces, transportation systems, types of buildings, and everyday details. (F)
Credits: 3
ARCH 323 - Building and Climate Examines the role of design in mediating between dynamic climatic forces such as wind, energy and light and the human response to the environment. Weaving discussions of fundamental principles with case studies and illustrative exercises, the course focuses on the design of the boundary between the internal and external environments. (Y)
Credits: 4
ARCH 324 - Introduction to Structural Design A first course in structures for undergraduates to develop analytic and critical skills through both mathematical and visual investigation. Topics include statics, mechanics of materials, computer-based structural analysis, and the design and behavior of basic structural elements and systems. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: Equivalent college-level physics.
Credits: 4
ARCH 326 - Building Matters Explores and evaluates the properties of basic building materials and construction assemblies. Introduces building construction from a variety of viewpoints, with emphasis on ecological thinking in architectural decision-making. Students will analyze and critique materials and construction systems, and how they correspond to aesthetic, technical, financial and ethical issues. (Y)
Credits: 4
ARCH 401 - Architectural Design Explores architectural design problems of complex programs and intermediate scale, emphasizing circulation, formal intent, and specialized technology in both historic and contemporary urban contexts. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 301, 302.
Credits: 6
ARCH 402 - Architectural Design Explores architectural design problems of complex programs and intermediate scale, emphasizing circulation, formal intent, and specialized technology in both historic and contemporary urban contexts. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 401.
Credits: 6
ARCH 444 - Digital Moviemaking and Animation Explores the simulation of architecture, urban design, and environmental design through movie-making. Examines parallels between the treatment of motion in movies and the treatment of motion in design. These parallels include how film makers and designers treat the space-time continuum, 3-D depth, movement, lighting, and montage. Further examines movie-making as a medium for design exploration, architectural aesthetic expression, and critical analysis of design. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 541/542 or 544, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ARCH 482 - Teaching Experience Selected students lead a seminar (of 8 to 10 younger students each) for “Lessons of the Lawn” and “Lessons in Making.” All student assistants attend class lectures (for a second time) and then meet with their seminar groups weekly, leading discussions of topics and questions raised by the instructor. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 500 - Vicenza Program Summer study abroad in Vicenza, Italy. Students will be introduced to Italian culture through the study of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning. Both the formal ideals as well as the constructed reality of these three subjects will be studied through critical observation and documentation of universal conditions and critical junctures. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 501 - Foundations I Introduction to analysis, representation, and design of buildings, cities and landscapes. (SS)
Credits: 3
ARCH 502 - Foundations II Introduction to analysis, representation, and design of buildings, cities and landscapes. (SS)
Credits: 3
ARCH 511 - Design Approaches to Existing Sites Explores various approaches by designers to the contexts of their work. Examines buildings, urban infrastructure, and landscape interventions, and includes lectures, discussions, and presentations by visitors and students. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 516 - Contemporary Architectural Theory Readings and lectures covering 1966 to the present, and tracing the development of postmodernism, post-structuralism, and other current movements in architecture. Reference is made to other disciplines, the influence of criticism, the role of the media, and distinctions between theory, criticism, and style. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 518 - Ecology/Technology: Theories and Practices of Nature and Design This course proposes two parallel investigations. First, the course places current debates and imperatives about design and the natural environment in an historical and theoretical context. Secondly, operating in parallel with historical and theoretical investigation, the course involves a series of experiments in visual representation. This draws on work in cinema, digital modeling and fabrication, and traditions of scientific and statistical analysis to explore the way in which our understanding of natural and manmade systems is controlled by the way in which we can envision their existence as time-based phenomena. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 521 - Advanced Architectural Detailing An exploration of the life of details in building. Examines the ways in which technical decisions are made, and focuses on details and constructions within particular regional contexts. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 528 - Lighting Design Development of knowledge and skills in lighting design through the study of exemplary buildings, design exercises, case studies and analyses of lighting conditions. Considers quantitative and qualitative lighting design issues and their synthesis through design. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 529 - Microclimates Focuses on the wild energies of sun, wind, water and earth. Students learn to perceive and to represent these “invisible” energies, and then to invent the means through which architecture can be conceived in concert with them. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 534 - Construction Practice Management Provides future architects, engineers, lawyers, and developers with an overall understanding of the construction process for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects. Follows the history of a typical project from selection of architect to final completion of construction. Topics include design cost control, cost estimating, bidding procedures, bonds and insurance, contracts and sub-contracts, progress scheduling, fiscal controls, payment requests, submittals, change orders, inspections, overall project administration, and continuing architect-owner-contractor relationships. Lectures and related field trips. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 541 - Computer Aided Architectural Design A comprehensive course in three-dimensional computer aided design and visualization methods used in architecture and landscape architecture. The class explores design worlds that are made accessible through computer-based media. Lectures provide a theoretical framework for computer-aided design, describe current methods, and speculate on advanced methods. Workshop exercises focus on computer-based 3-D geometrical modeling, including photo-realistic and abstract methods of rendering, materials simulation, texture mapping, reflection mapping, image processing, color theory and manipulation, photomontage, lighting, animation, and combined media applications. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 542 - Digital Animation & Storytelling An exploration of moviemaking through exercises in computer animation. Approximately five independently developed short animations constitute the work of the semester, culminating in a one- to five-minute long final movie project. It is anticipated that an interdisciplinary group of students admitted to the seminar will bring perspectives from across the visual and design arts. Movie projects may range in creative subject areas. Built and landscape architectural places may be experienced according to our own changing eye point of view, the transformation of light and objects, as well as the movement of other people. Story telling, whether by means of simple character animation or more complex scene description, may related to these contextual aspects of either real or imagined environments. This subject is more exclusively focused than ARCH 545 on animation as a means to creative moviemaking. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 545 - Digital Moviemaking and Animation Visual storytelling is the basis for making movies in this hands-on production oriented class. The technology of both computer graphics animation and digital video production are explored. Themes may incorporate short character studies or visual narratives related to the built and natural environment, such as its observable symbols and images, the process of physical and conceptual assembly, transformations of light and form, spatial or formal composition, the movement of people and objects, and similar phenomena that vary over time. Students have the option to use either computer graphics animation or video production. The links between perception, representation, and design are examined within both a historical and a contemporary critical framework. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ARCH 541, 542 or 544, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ARCH 548 - Computables of Architectural Design Explores the quantitative basis and geometrical order of forms occurring in nature and architecture. Covers instructions, exercises, and examples of coding in a programming language during the first two thirds of the term. Students develop a case study in design methods that extends a CAD system as the basis for a computational project in the last third of the term. Programming knowledge is not assumed; class pace is individually adapted for students with previous experience. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 551 - Photography and Digital Media This course seeks to give students the ability to conceive and create digital photographic imagery with control and sophistication. Topics include fundamentals of photography, color theory, digital control of visual qualities, and methods of image montage for both still images and short animations. Methods include production and presentation for both printed hard copy and for the World Wide Web. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 552 - Future Cities Investigates topics in the digital analysis and representation of the modern metropolis. Explores the shift in architecture and urbanism from classical notions of universal order to practices informed by dynamic models of structure, form, and movement. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 554 - Architectural Drawing and Sketching Seeks to develop an increased desire for architectural exploration and discovery by providing instruction in architectural graphic notation, analytical drawing, and free hand sketching. Focuses on the ability of architectural drawing conventions and techniques to expand our understanding of natural and built form, in context. (S)
Credits: 3
ARCH 559 - Diagram and Detail A seminar that focuses on the development of inventive means of representing, through the diagram, the explicit and implicit relationships between idea and form at all levels: from city to material assembly. (Y)
Credits: 3
ARCH 563 - Design of Cities Cities are physical artifacts that are experienced psychologically and socially. This course investigates the theories surrounding these processes to reach an understanding of humanistic urban design intentions. Experiential realities are explored through case studies, readings, and mapping exercises. (Y)
Credits: 2
ARCH 567 - Theories and Practices of Modern American Urbanism Explores the design and transformation of the American urban landscape. Encourages a broad understanding of the many forces that determined the shape and form of our cities and towns, and helps students to develop more detailed and critical models of urban analysis. (Y)
Credits: 3
Urban and Environmental Planning
PLAC 401 - Neighborhood Planning Workshop Explores neighborhood, planning issues from the professionals’ and citizens’ perspectives. Cross-listed with PLAN 561. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 103 - Introduction to Community and Environmental Planning Analyzes community and environmental planning in the United States; the planning process; and sustainable communities. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 202 - Planning Design Studies the principles of design; the architecture of cities and urban design; perception of space and visual analysis; graphic presentation, including mapping techniques; and inventories, information storage, retrieval and use. (S)
Credits: 4
PLAN 211 - Digital Visualization for Planners Digital technology for representing and analyzing planning data will include photo-editing, web page design, geographic information system mapping, spreadsheet modeling, and document layout and production. The major emphasis will be on two- and three- dimensional representation of spaces common to planning: streetscape, neighborhoods, communities and regions. Representation of the past, the present and prospective futures to both professional and citizen audiences will receive critical attention. (F)
Credits: 4
PLAN 303 - Neighborhoods, Community and Regions Explores theories and concepts of economic, social, and cultural forces that influence urban and regional spatial structure. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 305 - Measuring Community Structure and Change Analyzes methods used in quantitative and qualitative investigations of urban and regional settings for planning purposes. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 306 - Land, Law and the Environment Introduces major legal issues surrounding land-use and development planning. Emphasizes developing application skills in terms of zoning, subdivision, and other land-use regulatory powers. (May be taken prior to fourth year.) (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 311 - History of Cities and Planning An overview of the planning profession with emphasis on 19th- and 20th-century American urban history. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 404 - Planning in Government: Decisions and Alternatives Examines the role of planning in government decision-making. Focuses on local government, but intergovernmental aspects of planning that influence local decisions are also stressed. Studies planning processes, such as transportation, community development, and social planning. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 481 - Special Study Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, and independent study. (SI)
Credits: 1 to 4
PLAN 483 - Special Study Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, and independent study. (SI)
Credits: 1 to 4
PLAN 484 - Special Study Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, and independent study. (SI)
Credits: 1 to 4
PLAN 492 - Professional Practice Structured internship experience and reporting as a reflective practitioner for ten weeks or 200 hours of experience. (Y)
Credits: 1 to 3
PLAN 493 - Planning Senior Project (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes Note: Third- and fourth-year undergraduate students may, with instructor permission, enroll in selected 500-level courses.
Credits: 3
PLAN 502 - Urban Design Explores methods of urban design analysis, stressing observational and representational methods. Emphasizes relationships among public and private buildings, spaces, and transportation corridors in commercial centers. Cross-listed with PLAN 202. (S)
Credits: 4
PLAN 508 - Mini-Courses A series of one credit short courses from which students can select topics such as “Basic Graphics”, “CDBG Strategies”, “Fiscal Impact Assessment”, and “Pedestrian & Bicycle Planning”. Topics vary each year. (Y)
Credits: 1
PLAN 512 - Geographic Information Systems Reviews the use of computers in planning, focusing on geographic information systems for collection, analysis, and display of spatial information in urban and environmental contexts. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 513 - Advanced GIS Workshop Students apply GIS technology to examine significant issues of land, natural resources, and the characteristics of urban development. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 522 - Planning, Budgeting, and Finance Evaluates the criteria for, and processes of, making budget choices. Examines questions about who should pay, who should benefit, who should participate, and who should decide, along with the consequences of these choices. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 524 - Consensus Building, Negotiation and Mediation Examines the processes by which consensus can be developed, focusing general negotiation theory and skill development, including the concept of principled negotiation; the conflict landscape, including government and non-government organizations; and negotiation resources and opportunities, including organizations, processes, and enabling legislation. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 525 - Public Involvement Examines both the theory and practice of public involvement in planning. Explores the planner’s responsibility to the public and techniques for effective engagement. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 529 - Special Topics in Policy Planning Varies annually to fill graduate students’ needs in the study of policy planning and analyses. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 530 - Preservation Planning Studies current literature on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of historic places. Develops techniques for surveying, documenting, evaluating, and planning for preservation. Analyzes current political, economic, and legal issues in preservation planning. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 534 - Urban Revitalization Explores the problems and potentials encountered in planning for older urban neighborhoods and downtowns. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 540 - Introduction to Housing and Community Development Provides an introduction to the housing and community development area of planning practice. Topics include the housing and development industries, neighborhood change processes, social aspects of housing and development, and housing and development programs and policy issues. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 542 - Economic Development Explores the economy of a community, neighborhood, or region as an essential element, in livability and sustainability. Planners engage economic development by working with the community to assess needs and opportunities, through public-private business partnerships, and in development review. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 543 - Land Development Workshop Explores the land development process from the perspective of the private land developer interacting with local governments. Includes development potential, site, and traffic analysis; land planning; development programming; and services to accommodate new development and public regulation of land development. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 544 - Neighborhood Planning As the “building blocks” of cities, neighborhood plans involve citizens in addressing issues of housing, jobs, public services, education, recreation, and transportation. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 545 - Healthy Communities Explores connections between the built environment and community health, with an emphasis on re-integrating planning with its original roots in public health. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 547 - Development Dynamics Examines the roles of developers, investors, designers, planners, and others, identifying the objectives each have in the development decision process. Discusses the interplay and communications of what constitutes sound economics and good design. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 549 - Special Topics in Housing and Community Development (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 551 - Sustainable Communities Examines sustainable communities and the environmental, social, economic, political, and design standards that underlie them. Focuses on reviewing actual case studies of cities, towns, and development projects that reflect principles of sustainability. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 552 - Sustainable Planning & Design Workshop Students act as a consultant team to develop sustainable planning and design strategies for sites which rotate each year. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 553 - Environmental Policy and Planning Examines contemporary environmental policy and practice, including exploration of the normative-philosophical debate surrounding environmental issues. Emphasizes understanding the political and institutional framework for establishing policy and programs; exploring the action approaches to environmental planning including moral suasion, regulation, public investment, and public incentives; and case studies of environmental planning at the federal, state, and local levels. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 554 - Environmental Ethics and Sustainability Detailed exploration of the normative debate surrounding environmental issues. Focus on the foundations of environmental economics, questions about the value of endangered species, concerns of future generations, appropriateness of a sustainable society, notions of stewardship, and obligations toward equity. (E)
Credits: 3
PLAN 555 - Environmental Impact Assessment Explores environmental impact assessment processes and methods from both a theoretical and an applied perspective. The philosophy and statutory base of the assessment process are reviewed. Emphasizes the integration of the assessment process with the broader planning processes for a jurisdiction. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 557 - Environment and Economy Rather than being opposite, environment and economy are both dimensions that must be addressed to achieve sustainable outcomes. This course explores these issues and students develop proposed solutions. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 558 - Coastal Planning Issues Explores the special characteristics of coastal and island settings for their planning significance. Addresses natural hazard mitigation, wetlands, and biodiversity. (O)
Credits: 3
PLAN 559 - Special Topics in Environmental Planning Varies annually to meet the needs of graduate students studying environmental planning. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 560 - Land Use Policy and Planning Introduces the theory and practice of land use planning and growth management as they have evolved historically and as expressed in contemporary practice. Addresses the need and rationale for land use planning as well as its tools. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 561 - Community Planning Workshop Land use plans are developed, usually in conjunction with citizens, for a community undergoing change. Cross-listed with PLAN 401. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 563 - Design of Cities Cities are physical artifacts that are experienced psychologically and socially. This course investigates the theories surrounding these processes to reach an understanding of humanistic urban design intentions. Experiential realities are explored through case studies, readings, and mapping exercises. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 564 - Transit Oriented Design Students conduct studies and prepare a plan for high-density mixed use developments around public transportation facilities. Local officials and leaders serve as the client. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 567 - Community Design Explores the issues of community design as a form of public engagement. Students are drawn from planning architecture and landscape architecture to engage community design in an inter-disciplinary context. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 569 - Special Topics in Land Use Planning Varies from year to year to fill graduate students’ needs in the study of land use planning. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 571 - Landscape Preservation Workshop Examines the legal and practical issues involved in the conservation of rural landscapes including the settings of historic structures. Reviews the justification for landscape preservation, and the various planning strategies that could be employed to preserve landscapes, including land use regulations, tax incentives, and conservation easements. Includes case studies. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 572 - Transportation and Land Use Reviews basic relationships between land use and transportation. Considers the decision process, planning principles, impact measures, and the methodological framework for identifying and evaluating practices in action on a regional, local, and neighborhood scale. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 574 - Transportation Planning and Policy This course introduces graduate and advanced undergraduate students to current issues in the field of transportation planning and policy. It addresses all modes of transportation (auto, walk, bike) and considers multiple scales (national, state, regional and local). Through the analysis of key topics such as congestion, air quality, social equity, and security, we will gain an understanding of how decisions about the transportation system are made and the role of transportation planners and advocates in these decisions. (Y)
Credits: 3
PLAN 577 - Plan Implementation Emphasizes the use of zoning, subdivision, and other regulations to implement comprehensive plans. Attention is given to capital facilities programming and building codes. (IR)
Credits: 3
PLAN 593 - Independent Study/Fieldwork in Planning Individual study directed by a faculty member. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: Planning faculty approval of topic.
Credits: 1 to 4
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