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City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Major

Description: A program that prepares individuals to apply principles of planning, analysis, and architecture to the development and improvement of urban areas and surrounding regions, and to function as professional planners. Includes instruction in principles of architecture; master plan development; service, communications, and transportation systems design; community and commercial development; zoning; land use planning; applied economics; policy analysis; applicable laws and regulations; and professional responsibilities and managerial duties.

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What Kinds of Students Major in Urban and Regional Planning?

Sometimes referred to as a specialization within the field of architecture, urban and regional planning is a major, which centralizes around providing the best possible surroundings for people living in a growing city environment. What is required is a sense of spatial planning as well as a sense of what is best and most comfortable for the inhabitants of a city, as these planners have a direct affect upon positive and negative surroundings for the masses. Students in this field blend intellectual, aesthetic and interpersonal skills.

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What Courses Do Urban and Regional Planning Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Urban and Regional Planning majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

Land Use
Community and Regional Planning
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Demographic Analysis
Economic Analysis
Multi-Goals Project Evaluation
Population Projection
Transportation Planning

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Various specializations related to a major in Urban and Regional Planning may be offered by colleges and universities. These specializations may be of greater or lesser interest to you. A few of these specializations related to this field include, but are not limited to:

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