Programs:
Major: Urban Planning and
Development (B.U.P.D.)
Minor: Urban Planning and Development
Courses:
PLAN: Urban PlanningThe urban planning program prepares
students for professional careers as urban planners in the public and private sectors.
Graduates work for city, county, and regional planning agencies; planning
consultants;
community development and other nonprofit organizations; and private firms dealing with urban growth and revitalization in
large and small communities.
Planning at Ball State combines
physical and policy approaches. Students are taught to improve the design quality of
constructed environments while protecting and managing the resources of our natural
environments. Students learn the process of community and economic development as applied
to small towns and rural areas as well as urban neighborhoods. Whether as private
developers or public officials, graduates are expected to have a commitment to improving
community life for citizens of all incomes and a broad competence to make both new and old
communities better places in which to live.
The four-year Bachelor of
Urban
Planning degree, which is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board, prepares
students for direct entry into and subsequent growth in professional planning
careers.
Graduates may also pursue advanced degrees in planning or other
professional programs.
The Department of Urban Planning may at times limit
enrollment into the professional Bachelor of Urban Planning and
Development degree, beginning with the second-year curriculum.
Factors to be considered will include: overall academic performance
to date; performance in PLAN 100 and any other planning courses
taken to date; a writing sample from PLAN 100; a recommendation from
at least one faculty member in a studio or project-based course; and
any additional materials or recommendations that a student may wish
to submit. The entry review process is intended to ensure that
students enrolling in the professional degree program have the
ability to perform advanced work in the field and a sincere interest
in urban planning or one of its related sub-fields. Entry criteria
will be published annually no later than March 1; interested
students may apply at any time upon completion (or near completion)
of the CAP First Year Curriculum or other prerequisite program.
Enrollment decisions will be made by the Urban Planning faculty no
later than the first Monday of May for all students applying before
April 1 and within four weeks of the date of application for all
other students.
| MAJOR IN URBAN PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT (B.U.P.D.), 82 hours |
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| PREFIX |
NO |
SHORT TITLE |
CR HRS |
| CAP |
101 |
Environ Dsgn |
3 |
|
102 |
Environ Dsgn |
3 |
|
161 |
Dsgn Media 1 |
2 |
|
162 |
Dsgn Media 2 |
2 |
| PLAN |
100 |
Urban Plan |
2 |
| ARCH |
100 |
Intro Arch |
2 |
| LA |
100 |
Intro L A |
2 |
| PLAN |
202 |
Proj Studio |
4 |
|
203 |
Reg Studio |
4 |
|
220 |
Plan Hist 1 |
3 |
|
221 |
Plan Hist 2 |
3 |
|
240 |
Pln Priv Dev |
3 |
|
261 |
Comm Tech |
3 |
|
302 |
Neighb Stdio |
4 |
|
303 |
Ec Dev Stdio |
4 |
|
320 |
Quant Method |
4 |
|
369 |
Pd Intern (0) |
|
|
or |
|
|
|
370 |
Intern (0) |
0 |
|
401 |
Field Studio |
4 |
|
452 |
Planning Law |
3 |
| ECON |
201 |
Elem Micro |
3 |
| NREM |
101 |
Env & Socy |
3 |
| POLS |
237 |
Stat Loc Pol |
3 |
| ECON |
485 |
Urban Econ (3) |
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| |
or |
|
|
| GEOG |
321 |
Urban Geog (3) |
3 |
| POLS |
454 |
Poltc Ad Bgt (3) |
|
| |
or |
|
|
| ECON |
345 |
Gov Budgets (3) |
3 |
| 3 hours from |
|
| SOC |
242 |
Problems (3) |
|
| |
260 |
Society Indv (3) |
|
| ECON |
311 |
Environ Econ (3) |
|
| NREM |
303 |
Environ Econ (3) |
|
| |
371 |
Outd Rec Soc (3) |
|
| POLS |
238 |
Urban Gov US (3) |
|
| |
370 |
Pub Op Pol (3) |
|
| |
372 |
Pol Campaign (3) |
|
| PSYSC |
316 |
Social Psysc (3) |
3 |
| 9 hours
from electives from PLAN |
9 |
|
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______ |
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|
|
82 hrs |
| Students are
required to complete
an internship of three to five months in a professional office
with experience involving planning and development. |
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MINOR IN URBAN PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT,
20 hours |
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|
|
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| PREFIX |
NO |
SHORT TITLE |
CR HRS
|
| PLAN |
100 |
Urban Plan |
2 |
| 9 hours from |
|
| PLAN |
221 |
Plan Hist 2 (3) |
|
|
421 |
Urb Land Use (3) |
|
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430 |
Hous Develop (3) |
|
|
450 |
Neighbhd Pln (3) |
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|
452 |
Planning Law (3) |
9 |
| 9 hours from approved electives
from PLAN |
9 |
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______ |
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|
20 hrs |
| The minor course of study must be
approved by the planning department advisor. |
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COURSES:
URBAN PLANNING (PLAN)
100 Introduction to Urban Planning and
Development.
(2)
An introduction to urban planning and development.
Open to all students.
202 Site Planning and Design Studio.
(4)
Site analysis and design principles for small-scale projects, including
building complexes, subdivisions, and neighborhood development.
Present and defend designs for specific site locations.
Prerequisite: CAP first-year core program.
203 Regional Analysis and
Design Studio. (4)
Land analysis and planning at regional scale. Training to inventory
social and physical elements on a regional scale, analyze the
suitability of land and the vulnerability of the environment for
development, and locate urban functions. Introduces computer-assisted
models for land-suitability analysis.
Prerequisite: PLAN 202.
220 History and Theory of Planning 1. (3)
Growth and evolution of cities. Evolution theories and practice of urban planning,
emphasizing the United States before 1940.
221 History and Theory of Planning 2. (3)
Evolution of theories and practice of urban planning, emphasizing the United States since
1940. Interaction of public and private initiatives directed toward urban and
environmental problems.
240 Planning and Private Development. (3)
The process of private-sector land development, including market analysis and site
selection, physical design, financing, legal constraints, and assembly of the development
package.
261 Communication and Presentation Techniques. (3)
Development of graphic and visualization skills for planners. Use of a variety of
communication techniques and media for public presentation.
Open only to planning majors and minors.
302 Urban and
Neighborhood Analysis Studio. (4)
Collection, analysis and communication of information for urban- and
neighborhood-scale planning, including use and interpretation of
published data sources, field surveys and inventories, and interviews.
Prerequisite: PLAN 203.
303 Economic Development Studio.
(4)
Collection, analysis, and communication of information for
community- and county-scale economic development planning, including
use and interpretation of published data sources, field surveys and
inventories, and interviews, as well as development of community
assessment and recommendations.
Prerequisite: PLAN 203.
320 Quantitative Methods for
Urban Planning. (4)
Calculation, application, and interpretation of statistics and
quantitative models used in urban planning. Topics include association,
variation, probability, sampling, regression, and models for population
forecasting.
350 Computer Applications in Planning. (3)
Microcomputer applications using spreadsheets, databases, and modeling and mapping
packages suitable for planning and development office use. Brief overview of Intergraph
graphic and mapping applications.
365 Economic Development Planning. (3)
Strategies and tools for stimulation of local economic growth including government incentives, financing alternatives, and
examples of public-private partnership in strategic planning.
369 Planning Paid Internship. (0)
Supervised paid work experience for at least 200 hours in an
approved planning or development organization. Participation in four
seminars is required and is in addition to the 200 hours of work
experience. Students to prepare portfolios for review.
Prerequisite: completion of the program’s third year or
permission of the department chairperson.
370 Planning Internship. (0)
Supervised unpaid work experience for at least 200 hours in an
approved planning or development organization. Participation in four
seminars is required and is in addition to the 200 hours of work
experience. Students to prepare portfolios for review.
Prerequisite: completion of the program’s third year or
permission of the department chairperson.
401 Field Studio. (4)
Analysis and application of planning skills in a real-world setting, involving an actual
community or outside client. Emphasizes smaller town or rural planning issues.
Prerequisite: PLAN 302.
402 Field Studio. (4)
Analysis and application of planning skills in a real-world setting, involving an actual
community or outside client. Emphasizes urban planning issues.
Prerequisite: PLAN 302.
404 Urban Design. (3)
An exploration of the physical form of the public realm and how it has
been shaped by social, economic, political, and cultural forces.
Special attention will be paid to issues of identity, sense of place,
placemaking, and sense of belonging.
412 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
for Urban Planning. (3)
Designed to introduce principles of GIS and GIS applications in an urban environment.
Topics include GIS components, modeling methodology, and management of environments.
Implications for urban and environmental policy development.
413 Advanced Concepts in Geographic Information
Systems for Urban Planning. (3)
Advanced topics in modeling and analysis of urban and regional environments. Techniques
for database organization, database development, and analytical processes (algorithm
development).
Prerequisite: PLAN 412.
421 Urban Land-use Planning.
(3)
Principles of urban land-use planning for newly developing areas
and for changing older communities. Attention to environmental,
efficiency, and aesthetic concerns in urban growth. Preparation
of the comprehensive urban land-use plan.
428 Urban Impact Analysis. (3)
Techniques for estimating the environmental, socioeconomic, fiscal, and energy effects of
proposed plans and development projects.
430 Housing and Community Development. (3)
Analysis of public programs and market conditions affecting housing and community
development. Housing supply and demand, finance, the role of government subsidies.
431 Urban Transportation Planning. (3)
Transportation planning methods and policy, including analysis of travel demand, links
between land use and transportation, choice of transportation modes, and design of
balanced transportation systems.
433 Environmental Planning. (3)
Introduction to the fundamental issues and technologies associated with planning for
sensitive use of environmental resources. Topics include waste management, air and water
quality planning, ecological systems, and methods of environmental analysis and
implementation.
435 Energy Planning. (3)
Energy resource issues in urban planning. Strategies for incorporating energy efficiency
in housing, land use, transportation, social services, and community development. Analysis
of energy policy, emphasizing innovative public and private sector initiatives at the
community level.
436 Theory of Urban Spatial
Planning. (3)
Seminar in theories of location and development of principal urban
activities including transportation, housing, industry, commercial
centers, and public facilities. Implications for urban-planning
policies.
439 Community Facilities Planning. (3)
Design principles and economic conditions in planning for urban physical facilities,
including recreation facilities, streets, sidewalks, drainage, water supply systems,
sewerage, waste treatment, and others.
440 Building Performance. (3)
A scientific approach to understanding how energy and moisture move in
buildings, and how buildings fail with respect to health and safety,
durability, comfort, and affordability. While the focus is on housing,
the fundamentals are applicable to all buildings.
441 Sustainable Housing. (3)
Methods for bringing sustainable design and construction practices into
the housing industry, with an emphasis on increasing durability,
comfort, and energy efficiency while reducing costs. Use of computer
software for economic analysis of design improvements, ensuring code
compliance, and determining HERS and energy star ratings.
Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.
Prerequisite recommended: PLAN 440.
450 Neighborhood Planning. (3)
Planning strategies for revitalization of older residential neighborhoods and neighborhood
commercial areas. Includes community organization and the role of public and private
neighborhood organizations.
451 Issues of Planning Practice. (3)
Capstone seminar to explore application of theory to planning practice and management.
Issues of planning ethics, citizen participation, styles and strategies for effective
implementation of planning.
Prerequisite: PLAN 369 or 370; PLAN 401 or 402.
452 Urban Planning Law. (3)
Legal tools for plan implementation, including zoning, subdivision regulations, planned
unit-development regulations, and other techniques for guiding urban development while
balancing community interests and private property rights.
453 Center City Revitalization. (3)
Strategies for revitalization of core urban areas, including case studies of successful
cities. Examples include employment-based, recreation and convention-based, and
residentially based revitalization.
455 Women and Urban Environments. (3)
Examines the linkages between women and urban environments by focusing
on the role played by the urban environment in facilitating/hindering
women's access to economic, social, and political opportunities.
Domestic and international examples are used to illustrate concepts.
459 International Planning. (3)
An exploration of the nature of the urban and regional planning
process in other countries. Topics include development policies,
planning strategies, institutional structures, implementation
strategies, and accomplishments. Attention also paid to the
applicability of these experiences to American cities.
460 Alternative and Sustainable Community
Planning.
(3)
Seminar course examining nontraditional approaches to community planning and design.
Focuses on concepts associated with the design of sustainable communities. Historical
precedent, case study, and utopian alternatives are synthesized to project alternative
futures for present community planning and design issues.
465 Community Development and
the Faith Based Initiative. (3)
A participatory lecture course that looks at the origins of
community development in urban neighborhoods throughout the United
States. Examines the influences of the civil rights movement,
housing policies, and community activists who shaped this movement.
Additionally, looks at the role of religious institutions in urban
communities and current issues surrounding faith based community
development.
477 History of Urban Form. (3)
An examination of the historical transformation of the urban form and
its elements. Focuses on the physical organization of the city
in relation to social, economic, political, and cultural forces that
have shaped it. Special attention will also be paid to
non-Western urban forms and histories.
481 Public Participation: Issues,
Methods, Techniques for Knowing the Public Interest. (3)
Issues and qualitative methods/techniques useful to the planner’s
paramount responsibility: understanding/integrating local knowledge and
values into the public decision-making process. Issues and theories of
public participation. Methods and skill techniques of being informed by
the public, of informing the public, and of advancing
planner/constituency collaboration.
484 Visual Modeling. (3)
Graphic design representation and presentation techniques. Introduction
to “data mining” and computer-based applications in remote sensing,
mapping, perspective drawing, and database graphics. Visual urban
simulation using advanced digital applications, such as GIS.
Introduction to terrain engines, VRML, and other rendering environments
for the display of urban design alternatives.
490 Independent Study in Planning.
(1-9)
Independent study in urban planning and development topics, undertaken on an individual
basis with guidance of a faculty member.
Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson.
A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
498 Special Projects in Urban Planning and
Development. (3-9)
Special projects in urban planning and development undertaken by groups of students under
faculty direction.
A total of 9 hours of credit may be earned.
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