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PLAN 1010 Introduction to Urban and Environmental Planning
Fall 2026

Analyzes community and environmental planning in the United States; the planning process; and sustainable communities.

3.6
Rating
1.7
Difficulty
3.54
GPA
PLAN 2110 Digital Visualization for Planners
Fall 2026

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 …

4.3
Rating
2.7
Difficulty
3.55
GPA
PLAN 3011 Race and the American City
Fall 2026

A seminar exploring how racialized inequalities have shaped American cities North & South, past & present, and the influence of racialized urban structures on the idea & experience of race …

4.7
Rating
3.0
Difficulty
3.87
GPA
PLAN 3020 Planning in Government
Fall 2026

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, …

1.7
Rating
3.0
Difficulty
3.72
GPA
PLAN 3060 Law, Land and the Environment
Fall 2026

This course is an introduction to the basic legal frameworks for regulating land use in the United States. Topics to be covered include zoning & comprehensive planning; the constitutional & …

4.0
Rating
3.3
Difficulty
3.42
GPA
PLAN 3454 Introduction to the Real Estate Development Process
Fall 2026

This course will provide students with an interdisciplinary learning process related to real estate development including finance, branding, design, planning, land use, site planning permitting, adaptive reuse among others. Situated …

4.7
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.81
GPA
PLAN 3811 Gender & Built Environment
Fall 2026

This class explores the wide range of approaches that have been taken to the complex relationships between body, sex, gender, and the built environment. Some see buildings as a direct …

4.5
Rating
1.2
Difficulty
3.84
GPA
PLAN 3840 Ethics of Cities and Environment
Fall 2026

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 …

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Difficulty
3.79
GPA
PLAN 4800 Professional Practice
Fall 2026

Structured internship experience and reporting as a reflective practitioner for ten weeks or 200 hours of experience.

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Difficulty
4.00
GPA
PLAN 4901 Distinguished Major Thesis 1
Fall 2026

This course provides a framework for the completion of a Distinguished Major Thesis, a treatise containing an exposition of a chosen urban and environmental planning topic. A faculty advisor guides …

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PLAN 4993 Independent Study
Fall 2026

Elective courses offered at the request of faculty or students to provide an opportunity for internships, fieldwork, and independent study.

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Difficulty
3.78
GPA
PLAN 5205 Real Estate Affordable Housing
Fall 2026

Course examines the production of affordable housing in different real estate markets in the USA. Covers US housing policy, local and state planning parameters and the use of critical tools …

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Difficulty
3.75
GPA
PLAN 5220 Real Estate Finance Fundamentals
Fall 2026

Finance is a critical element in determining whether a real estate development project goes forward and whether the project actually looks and performs in accordance with the original design and …

1.7
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.59
GPA
PLAN 5580 Short Courses in Planning
Fall 2026

A series of one-credit short courses, whose topics vary from semester to semester.

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Difficulty
1.30
GPA
PLAN 5614 Urban Strategies
Fall 2026

Worldwide urbanization processes will increase in the next years reaching a rate of 75% until the middle of the century. Shrinkage, stagnation and rapid growth will be simultaneous phenomena and …

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Difficulty
3.74
GPA
PLAN 5621 Informal Urbanism
Fall 2026

The growth of the informal sector worldwide has led to a polarization between formal and informal practices. Although the informal economy and its multifarious related activities contribute significantly to cities' …

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Difficulty
3.78
GPA
PLAN 5740 Transportation Planning and Policy
Fall 2026

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 …

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Difficulty
3.81
GPA
PLAN 5842 Planning for Disaster Resilience
Fall 2026

This course offers interdisciplinary inquiry into socio-environmental determinants of disaster and its global dimensions, policy domains, and community health impacts. Through critical analysis of disaster production, management, and response, students …

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PLAN 5993 Applied Independent Study
Fall 2026

Individual study directed by a faculty member. Prerequisite: Planning faculty approval of topic.

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Difficulty
3.90
GPA
PLAN 6011 Race and the American City
Fall 2026

A seminar exploring how racialized inequalities have shaped American cities North & South, past & present, and the influence of racialized urban structures on the idea & experience of race …

Rating
Difficulty
3.92
GPA