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-semester-credit-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 (URP) 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 9 semester credit hours of required Architecture courses and 6 elective hours from the list defined in item B below. Courses taken for the Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning can be applied towards the Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Architecture degrees. Students will be advised by the Urban and Regional Planning Certificate Program Coordinator/Advisor.

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

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

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

• ARC 5203 History and Theory of Preservation
• ARC 5403 Historic Preservation Seminar
• ARC 5423 Legal and Economic Aspects of Preservation
• ARC 5613 American Architecture
• ARC 5663 The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico
• ARC 5673 Advanced Topics in the Architecture and Urbanism of Mexico
• ARC 6003 Morphology of the Architecture and Landscape of South Texas and Borderlands
• ARC 6013 Theories and Philosophies of Regionalism
• ARC 6313 Health and the Built Environment
• ARC 6323 Architecture, Health and Wellness
• PAD 5383 Housing Policy
• PAD 5523 Community Sustainability
• PAD 5033 Theories of Public Organizations
• PAD 5223 Urban Management
• PAD 5463 Collaborative Governance (formerly Intergovernmental Relations)
• PAD 5483 Environmental Policy
• PAD 5513 Urban and Regional Economic Development
• PAD 5813 Health Issues and Policies
• PAD 6543 Urban Service Systems
• URP 5313 International Housing Design and Neighborhood Planning
• URP 5353 Structure and Function of the Cities and Regions
• URP 5373 Planning and Design of Suburbs
• URP 5383 Planning and Housing for Rural Communities
• URP 5393 Advanced Urban Planning Methods
• URP 5433 Transportation Planning
• URP 5443 Community Redevelopment
• URP 5453 Urban and Regional Sustainability
• URP 5463 Environmental Planning and Assessment
• URP 5473 Introduction to Health Planning