Approved Courses
The following list includes undergraduate courses that have been approved as of June 2010. Courses added after that date do not appear in this list. Courses eliminated after that date may still appear. Not every course is offered regularly. Students should consult the Schedule of Classes at www.testudo.umd.edu to ascertain which courses are actually offered during a given semester.
COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
| Number |
|
Eligibility |
| 000-099 |
|
Non-credit course |
| 100-199 |
|
Primarily freshman course |
| 200-299 |
|
Primarily sophomore course |
| 300-399 |
|
Junior, senior course not acceptable for credit toward graduate degrees |
| 386-387 |
|
Campus-wide internship courses; refer to information describing Experiential Learning |
| 400-499 |
|
Junior, senior course acceptable for credit toward some graduate degree |
| 500-599 |
|
Professional School course (Dentistry, Architecture, Law, Medicine) or post-baccalaureate course |
| 600-899 |
|
Course restricted to graduate students |
| 799 |
|
Master Thesis credit |
| 899 |
|
Doctoral Dissertation credit |
Use the search box below to view the approved courses.
Courses in "URSP-Urban Studies and Planning"
URSP - Urban Studies and Planning
URSP 100 Challenge of the Cities (3)
Also offered as: LASC100. Formerly: URBS100.
Contemporary urban patterns, trends and problems. Major urban issues,
such as: population change, the economy, land use, housing,
neighborhood development, fiscal and unemployment crises, and social,
environmental, and political controversies of metropolitan areas.
International urbanization patterns and policies.
URSP 118 Selected Topics in Urban Planning (3)
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Selected Topic courses address particular issues relating to urban
studies and planning. They are focused on specific areas of theory and
practice as they relate to the study of urban areas.
URSP 250 The Sustainable City: Exploring Opportunities and Challanges (3)
An exploration, through an interdisciplinary approach, of a number of
issues related to making cities more sustainable in terms of
environmental protection, economic opportunity, and social justice. The
course assist students to develop skills in critical analysis and
systems thinking and to use those skills in analyzing sustainability
related problems and potential solutions, and to expand students'
understanding of the political implications of crafting and moving
towards a sustainable urban future.
URSP 372 Diversity and the City (3)
Exploration of the different needs of diverse economic, racial/ethnic,
and gender groups that live and work in cities, the historical
background of differences, the impact of societal structures and group
cultures, and how public and private policies do and can affect
different groups.
URSP 399 Independent Study (1-3)
Restriction: Junior standing or higher. Repeatable to 6 credits if
content differs.
Directed research and study of selected aspects of urban affairs.
URSP 488 Selected Topics in Urban Studies and Planning (1-3)
Prerequisite: Permission of ARCH-Urban Studies & Planning Program
department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs.
Topics of special interest to advanced urban studies students.
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