Urban and Regional Planning Specialization

Prerequisites for the specialization
 
Students who do not have an undergraduate or graduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning (or its equivalent) will be required to complete three prerequisite courses before undertaking this specialization:
1) UPPP 202 - History of Urban Planning
2) UPPP 203 - Theories of Planning
3) One other substantive elective chosen in consultation with their advisor (e.g., land use, housing, transportation, regional development, etc.).
 
Requirements for the specialization
 
Students who have completed these three prerequisite courses and students entering with a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning (or its equivalent i.e. Master of Arts in City Planning) fulfill the requirements for the specialization in Urban and Regional Planning by taking the following course:
UPPP 293 - Research Practicum: Through reading, discussion, and review of existing research proposals, and implementation of preliminary work for dissertation research, students enhance their knowledge of research design and methods, as well as develop skills to write a proposal for dissertation funding. Prerequisite UPPP 297: Research Design or equivalent.
 
UPPP offers a range of planning and policy courses that could meet the needs for additional course work for the Urban and Regional Planning specialization as well as the required electives in the Ph.D. in PPD core program. Graduate courses currently taught in UPPP that may fulfill a student’s additional program needs include:

UPPP 206 - Microeconomics for Policy Analysis
UPPP 207 - Development Control Law and Policy
UPPP 209 - Qualitative Research Methods: Overview
UPPP 212 - Transportation Planning
UPPP 213 - Advanced Qualitative Methods: Qualitative Data
UPPP 220 - Qualitative Methods: Field Work & Data
UPPP 221 - Public Policy
UPPP 224 - Environmental Politics and Policy
UPPP 227 - Qualitative Methods: Case Study
UPPP 228 - Demographics for Planners
UPPP 231 - Transportation and Environmental Health
UPPP 239 - Urban Design Theories and Applications
UPPP 244 - Land Use Policy
UPPP 246 - Housing Policy
UPPP 252 - Environmental Law and Policy
UPPP 270 - Environmental Ethics
UPPP 276 - Principles of Environmental Design
UPPP 278 - Culture, Community & Space
UPPP 279 - Theories of Power & Empowerment
UPPP 283 - Collaborative Governance & Public Management
 
Courses taught in other departments at UCI are also eligible for consideration.