Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required to Earn the Degree: 45
Required 课程:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core 课程 | ||
| 最大5014 | Planning Politics and Administration | 3 |
| 最大5413 | Planning Communications | 3 |
| 最大5513 | Planning Analysis | 3 |
| 最大5524 | Spatial Analysis Techniques/Geographic 信息rmation Systems 1 | 3 |
| 最大8013 | Planning 历史 and Theory | 3 |
| 最大8016 | Planning Law | 3 |
| 最大8213 | Environmental Planning | 3 |
| 选修课 2 | 18 | |
| Capstone Course | ||
| 最大9889 | Planning Studio | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours | 45 | |
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With permission from the graduate advisor or chair of the Department of Architecture and Environmental Design, students who have had significant training in geographic information systems may be allowed to substitute an elective for 最大5524.
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CTRP or related courses are selected in consultation with a department advisor.
Students may undertake one of two transcripted optional concentrations in fulfilling the coursework requirements for the MS degree:
Sustainable Community Planning
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Concentration 课程 | ||
| 最大5256 | Sustainable Community Design and Development | 3 |
| 最大8276 | Regional Development | 3 |
| 选修课 | ||
| Select two from the following: 1 | 6 | |
最大8155 | Ecological Planning and Development | |
最大8156 | Neighborhoods, Cities, and Regions | |
最大8255 | Sustainability in Suburban Communities | |
最大8257 | Environmental Policy | |
最大8266 | Sustainable Business Practices | |
最大8355 | Environmental Infrastructure Planning and Management | |
最大8476 | Collaborative Planning | |
最大8755 | Introduction to Emergency Management Planning | |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
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In consultation with a department advisor or chair, students may substitute one relevant 3-credit CTRP graduate course as an elective.
Transportation Planning
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Concentration Course | ||
| 最大8655 | Transportation Planning | 3 |
| 选修课 | ||
| Select three from the following: 1 | 9 | |
最大8276 | Regional Development | |
最大8656 | Integrated Transportation and Land-Use Planning: Context-Sensitive Design Solutions | |
最大8657 | Non-motorized Transportation Planning | |
最大8666 | Travel Demand Modeling | |
| Total Credit Hours | 12 | |
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In consultation with a department advisor or chair, students may substitute one relevant 3-credit CTRP graduate course as an elective.
实习: A supervised 180-hour internship is required. The internship emphasizes the acquisition and application of practical skills in planning. Placements are made at public agencies, nonprofit institutions and private firms, with designated onsite and Planning and Community Development faculty supervisors. Internships may require interim reports and must culminate in a written report regarding the experience. Students have the option of registering for 最大9885 Internship in Planning for 3 elective credits. If the student has relevant professional experience, the internship requirement is waived and 最大9885 may not be taken for credit toward the degree.
Culminating Events:
Capstone Course:
All students must complete 最大9889 Planning Studio (6学分), which involves undertaking a planning project in cooperation with a local or regional client. Students synthesize the knowledge gained from previous courses in the development of an integrated approach that is appropriate to their project.
Thesis Option:
The master's thesis is substantial in length and follows a knowledge-enhancement model, based on planning theory, methodology and history. Requirements are specified in the 研究生 School’s Dissertation and Thesis Handbook发现于 http://grad.at-funeral.com/resources/dissertation-thesis-handbook. Up to 6 elective credits may be earned for taking 最大9995 Thesis in Planning.
The student's Master's Committee is responsible for evaluating the thesis and its defense. No thesis should go to defense unless it is ready for public scrutiny. The committee evaluates the student's ability to express in writing and orally their research question, methodological approach, primary findings and implications. Committee members vote to pass or fail the thesis upon conclusion of the public defense. If the student must make revisions, those changes must be approved as arranged by the Master's Committee.