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  Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Urban areas in the region, and particularly in Jordan, lack proper planning and design of urban growth, which leads to overcrowding, improper land use, inadequate recreational and cultural amenities, pollution, and degradation of basic services--water supply, electricity, waste disposal, transportation, and communication.
Urban planning is a field that encompasses many disciplines with one object as their focus, the urban environment.
Students in the urban planning option are required to take two planning workshops that are designed to introduce students to planning problems and to their solving techniques.
www.just.edu.jo /academics/eng/ae/master/urban/objectives.htm   (766 words)

  
 Masters in Urban Planning
The Master of Urban Planning (MUP) is the usual education al credential for professional planning practice.
Requiring a core of courses in the planning curriculum is based on the premise that despite a rather wide range of bona fide professional activities that constitute urban planning, there are some subjects that all should hold in common.
Core course requirements to be met by all master's degree students include 32 credits covering the history and theory of planning and urban design, urban form, communication methods, processes and methods of planning, quantitative methods, land use planning and regulation, planning law, research methods, and a first year planning studio.
ntcourses.caup.washington.edu /udp/mup2.html   (1026 words)

  
 Master of Urban Planning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The MUP Program prepares students to work in a wide variety of fields, including land use and environmental planning, parks and recreation planning, urban design, historic preservation, transportation planning, open space planning, regional planning, and in the development of geographic information systems.
With the continuing expansion of Louisville and the nation's other metropolitan areas, urban planning is one of the leading professional fields in terms of demand and job satisfaction, according to surveys by Jobs Rated Almanac and Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance.
Studio courses are taught at the Urban Design Studio, located in downtown Louisville and operated by the MUP Program in cooperation with the City of Louisville and the College of Design of the University of Kentucky.
supa.louisville.edu /aprograms/MUP.htm   (657 words)

  
 Master's in Urban Planning
For some years, planning education has felt a tension between an approach that aims to train good generalists, with knowledge and skills geared to adaptability and life-long learning, and an approach that attempts to focus, particularize, and deepen knowledge with training in job-specific skills.
Effective for MUP classes entering the program in 2005 and thereafter, at the start of the third semester of study, students must declare an option to pursue one of five "specialization options," or they must opt to pursue one of two "generalist approaches" in completing their second and final year of study.
The planning studio is a six-credit experience in applied practice with a public, private, nonprofit or civic group as client.
www.ap.buffalo.edu /planning/degrees/mup.asp   (606 words)

  
 Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs | Academics | Graduate | MUPDD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
To educate students to become thoughtful urban planning generalists with distinctive technical competence in an area of practice, who can positively affect the built urban environment and the well being of individuals in restructuring urban regions, leading to sustainable, livable communities.
We envision a planning program at the graduate level that educates students to the history and ethical traditions of the planning profession.
We envision a graduate planning program that provides students with a core set of knowledge and skills that are in demand in the planning profession.
urban.csuohio.edu /academics/graduate/mupdd   (344 words)

  
 WSU | CLAS | Geography and Urban Planning | Urban Planning
The Master of Urban Planning (MUP) program is a professionally oriented degree that focuses on preparation of planners who will be employed primarily by local governments, planning consultants and community based organizations.
Planning classes generally meet one day a week, in the evening or on Saturday, to permit working students to pursue their degrees.
Urban Planning graduate students are eligible for a variety of loan and grant programs administered by the WSU Graduate School.
www.clas.wayne.edu /unit-inner.asp?WebPageID=164   (949 words)

  
 Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)
Planning is the professional discipline that seeks to influence how neighborhoods, cities, and regions develop.
The master of urban and regional planning degree requires 48 semester credits, distributed approximately as follows: core courses (26 credits); capstone workshop (3.0 credits); specialization electives (at least 9 credits); and 10 credits of electives (some of which may be specialization electives) or Plan A thesis credits.
The Humphrey Institutes graduate degree in urban and regional planning is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, a national accrediting body sponsored by the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Certified Planners, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
www.hhh.umn.edu /academics/gradprograms/murp   (605 words)

  
 UVa School of Architecture | Master of Urban & Environmental Planning Concentrations
The foundation course for this concentration is PLAN 553.
They may be on the staff of a local planning agency, work closely with an historic architectural review board, develop the historic element for a comprehensive plan, prepare nominations for building or districts, or prepare strategies to take advantage of historic assets for economic development purposes.
The foundation course for this concentration is PLAN 530.
urban.arch.virginia.edu /planning/muep/concentration   (503 words)

  
 Master of Urban Planning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Master of Urban Planning (MUP) is a two-year academic/professional Master's degree that qualifies graduates to work as urban planners.
Since planning programs are usually small, they tend not to be housed in distinct "planning schools" but rather, as part of an architecture school, a geography department, or a public policy school, since these are cognate fields.
As urban planning is such a broad and interdisciplinary field, a typical planning degree program emphasizes breadth over depth, with core coursework that provides background for all areas of planning.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Master_of_Urban_Planning   (401 words)

  
 Urban Design and Planning
Urban design and planning constitutes a professional field of growing complexity, responding to the urban complexities of this century.
The M.U.P. is the professional degree, while the Ph.D. is primarily for students planning to enter research and teaching positions in urban planning and design.
The Master of Urban Planning degree is the usual educational qualification for professional practice of city and regional planning, including generalist planning, research, urban design, and administrative positions in a wide variety of public agencies and private consulting firms.
www.washington.edu /students/gencat/academic/urban_des.html   (918 words)

  
 Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Programs outside U.S.A.
Concepts in planning for urban and regional economic development; linkages amongst urban, regional, and national development; criteria factors influencing location decision of economic activities in urban and regional levels; tools and indicators in analyzing and forecasting the level and direction of economic changes that may affect urban and regional development.
This master aims to study the ways in which social problems in urban areas are defined and solved, and analyses the roles ascribed to professionals in these processes, analysing the recent histories of various definitions, solutions and roles and puts these in a comparative European context.
Urban areas are diverse: some cities and their surrounding areas are nodes in a globalised urban system, others are not.
www.gradschools.com /listings/out/urban_out.html   (2694 words)

  
 UVa School of Architecture | Master of Urban & Environmental Planning
The Master of Urban and Environmental Planning program is designed to prepare students to become significant contributors as professional planners in a variety of public, private, and non-profit settings.
The Master of Planning Program emphasizes theories of planning, methods of analysis, effective means of communication, planning processes, and creative strategies for implementation.
The Graduate Program in Urban and Environmental Planning is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, sponsored jointly by the American Institute of Certified Planners and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.
www.arch.virginia.edu /planning/muep   (755 words)

  
 Cleveland State University - College of Graduate Studies Graduate Catalog
Urban planning, urban design, and urban real estate development are featured components of the planning core curriculum.
The combined curriculum leading to the degrees of Juris Doctor and Master of Urban Planning, Design, and Develop-ment is designed to permit the student to complete both degrees over four years instead of the five years that would normally be required to complete the two degrees separately.
The Master of Urban Planning, Design, and Development requirements are fulfilled by completion of 40 credit hours of courses in the College of Urban Affairs, including all required courses, and the transfer of the equivalent of eight credit hours from courses taken in the College of Law.
www.csuohio.edu /gradcollege/gradbulletin/section09/mupdd.html   (4019 words)

  
 Urban and regional planners
Urban and regional planners address issues such as traffic congestion, air pollution, and the effects of growth and change on a community.
Urban and regional planners often confer with land developers, civic leaders, and public officials and may function as mediators in community disputes, presenting alternatives that are acceptable to opposing parties.
Urban and regional planners often travel to inspect the features of land under consideration for development or regulation, including its current use and the types of structures on it.
stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos057.htm   (1741 words)

  
 UWM Grad School - Bulletin: Urban Planning
The Urban Planning program at UWM is a professional, skills-oriented, master's program designed to train students to perform a variety of planning-related jobs in either the public or private sector.
Students wishing to earn the Certificate must be enrolled in a master's degree program in any department at the University or have received a master's degree from UWM in Urban Planning or a related field.
Graduate coursework in urban planning or a related discipline taken prior to a student's admission to the program may be considered for transfer to the master's degree.
www.uwm.edu /Dept/Grad_Sch/Publications/Bulletin/urban_planning.html   (3615 words)

  
 Urban Planning and Design
The Department of Urban Planning and Design is home to both professions, offering a first professional degree in urban planning and a post-professional degree in urban design.
Accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board and open to students with an undergraduate degree, the two-year professional Master in Urban Planning degree program focuses on planning for the development, preservation, and enhancement of the built environment.
The post-professional, two-year Master of Architecture in Urban Design and Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design degree programs enable architects and landscape architects to address the larger scale of urban problems through formal techniques and application of knowledge from complementary areas of expertise such as real estate, law, and the history of urbanism.
www.gsd.harvard.edu /academic/upd   (355 words)

  
 University of Michigan: Urban and Regional Planning
Graduates with a dual degree in Architecture and Urban Planning are able to work both in the private sector and with a wide range of public agencies and non-profit organizations.
While this plan of study is intended to reflect the individual's areas of interest, it is structured around the required areas of study for the degree and covers topics of analytic methods, interdisciplinary studies, and a substantive planning focus.
The research seminar exposes students to various approaches to planning research and enables them to gain experience in developing an appropriate research design, in executing the research, and formally presenting the results of their research at a special symposium held at the end of the seminar.
www.rackham.umich.edu /Programs/social.sci/urban.html   (1679 words)

  
 Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.) | Urban + Regional Planning | TCAUP
The M.U.P. degree, formally accredited through the American Planning Association and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, takes a broad view of the scope of urban and regional planning.
Students choose to concentrate their studies in such areas as land use and environmental planning, housing, community and economic development, planning in developing countries, physical planning and urban design, and transportation planning.
Because urban and regional planning is an interdisciplinary field, students are encouraged to choose related courses in other departments.
www.tcaup.umich.edu /urp/mup.html   (162 words)

  
 Master of Urban Planning - Dual Degree Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Degrees in both planning and law are being sought by a growing number of outstanding students at the University of Illinois.
Students must be enrolled or admitted in the other program, submit a proposal that clearly justifies the rationale for the joint degree and presents an academic plan for achieving it, and present written support for their proposal from the other program.
Generally, students could combine the MUP with a one-year degree program in approximately five semesters, and combine the MUP with a two-year degree program in approximately six semesters.
www.urban.uiuc.edu /admissions/masters-dual.html   (469 words)

  
 Urban planner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urban planners work with local governments to formulate plans for the short- and long-term growth and renewal of urban and suburban communities.
In developing their plan for a community (whether commercial, residential or recreational) urban planners must consider issues such as air pollution, traffic congestion, legislation and zoning codes.
For instance, in planning for a neighbourhood centre, the economic development planner would suggest locations that are economically viable and would be subjected to a steady flow of potential customers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Urban_planner   (382 words)

  
 Master of Urban Planning (M.U.P.) | Urban + Regional Planning | TCAUP
A series of "core" courses serve to give the student a broad base of knowledge of planning.
These classes deal with urban planning analysis, theory, and history, professional practice and the social, economic, political, legal, and physical aspects of urban planning.
The "core" courses required of Master of Urban Planning students are as follows:
www.tcaup.umich.edu /urp/mup_corecourses.html   (206 words)

  
 Master of Urban Planning - Curriculum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A core of courses ensures that all students are exposed tot he fundamental activities and concerns of planning.
Understanding of the legal, political, and organizational context of planning ensures that you will be able to function effectively and creatively in working toward the well being of all members of society.
The internship course must be preceded and succeeded by at least one semester of course work in planning while in residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
www.urban.uiuc.edu /admissions/masters-curriculum.html   (557 words)

  
 Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning : 7. Urban Planning
The Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development is a four-year degree accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia.
Honours in Urban Planning is awarded within the four-year degree, to students who undertake the subject Research Project C (Hons).
The Master of Urban Planning is a 100, 150 or 200 point program which satisfies the educational requirements of the Planning Institute of Australia.
www.unimelb.edu.au /HB/facs/ARCH-S10383.html   (718 words)

  
 Portland State Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies & Planning | Letter from the Director
Paying attention to urban phenomena, to cities and their metropolitan regions, means paying attention to the most basic aspects of human and societal evolution.
We envision ourselves as part of a global effort to better understand urban places and the state of urbanity, and to prepare planners, researchers, activists, and citizens to be fully engaged in understanding, making, and remaking urban places in sustainable, socially just, politically responsible, and rewarding ways.
Our Masters in Urban and Regional Planning program is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), American Planning Association (APA), and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).
www.upa.pdx.edu /USP   (534 words)

  
 URBAN PLANNING and HOUSING PROJECTS page 1 - J. J. Gruzewski - master and urban planning, urbanista, planner, architekt
Between 1984 and 2000 I have taken an active part in urban planning of the following projects: the SCHUTOW Development in Rostock, Germany, the OLYMPIA Beach Resort in Greece, CHECINY town historic redevelopment, the UNTERGOHREN resort (ITCM), Hawaii WEST BEACH (MYA), and BRWINOW district urban and housing planning.
My urban planning services are based on my European and American urban planning education and international work experience from the US, Greece, Germany, Hungary, and Poland.
Design involved: removal of old, not feasible for restoration urban "tissue" and replacing it with new residential infills (keeping the scale, and town's historic character).
members.tripod.com /~JaroslawG/urban.html   (244 words)

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