Urban and Regional Planning

Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning

The purpose of the professional certificate in Urban and Regional Planning is to provide students with an introductory understanding of the historical, social, international, and physical context of comprehensive land planning and sustainable urbanism.

The Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning is a 15-hour program. Degree-seeking, special graduate or non-degree seeking students from any discipline at UTSA are allowed to complete the Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning program. Students will be advised by the URP Certificate Program Coordinator/Advisor. Interested individuals should contact the Urban and Regional Planning Certificate Program Coordinator within the College of Architecture.

Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning Admission Requirements. New and existing graduate students in “good standing” shall declare the intent to seek the Certificate by requesting permission to enter and complete the program. Students not currently enrolled in a graduate program may apply according to UTSA Admission Requirements for Certificate Programs. The Certificate Program Coordinator may determine that a student requires prerequisite background courses to adequately prepare for the courses of the Graduate Certificate Program.

Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning Requirements. The Urban and Regional Planning Certificate Curriculum consists of nine hours of required Architecture courses and six elective hours from the list defined in B Electives. Courses taken for the Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning can be applied towards the Master of Architecture and Master of Science degrees in Architecture. Students will be advised by the Urban and Regional Planning Certificate Program Coordinator/Advisor.

A. 9 semester credit hours of the following required courses:

ARC 5323 International Community Planning and Design
ARC 5333 Introduction to Urban and Regional Physical Planning
ARC 5343 History and Theory of Urban and Regional Planning

B. 6 semester credit hours of approved elective courses selected from the following list:

ARC 5313 International Housing Design and Neighborhood Planning
ARC 6013 Theories and Philosophies of Regionalism
PAD 5503 Introduction to Urban Planning
PAD 5473 Land Use Policy
PAD 5483 Environmental Policy
HIS 6193 The City in History
HIS 5313 South Texas: Rural and Urban
SOC 5143 Demography and Community Trends
POL 5143 Theory and the City
GRG 5303 Economic Geography