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Welcome to the Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) program course offering page. This portal will assist you in locating information about past, present, and upcoming UAP courses.  Below you will find a tabbed list of undergraduate and graduate courses offered in general.  For current offerings and class time and location, please see the Virginia Tech Timetable of Classes.

Courses offered by Urban Affairs and Planning

1000 LEVEL COURSES
1024: Public Issues in an Urban Society

2000 LEVEL COURSES
2014: Urbanization & Development
2024: World Cities
2034: Society & the Built Environment

3000 LEVEL COURSES
3004: Urban Research Methodology
3014: Urban Policy & Planning (pre: UAP 1024; must complete this course with B- grade or higher)
3024: The Personal Computer in Urban Analysis (majors/minors only)
3064: Urban Diversity
3074: Social Movements in Urban Society
3224: Policy Implementation (pre: UAP 3014, 3024; must complete both courses with B- grade or higher)
3264: Contemporary Urban Issues
3344: Global Environmental Issues: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (PSCI 3344)
3354: Introduction to Environmental Policy & Planning
3415-3416: Public Administration (PSCI 3415-3416)
3464: Appalachian Communities (EDHL 3464, GEOG 3464, HUM 3464, NE 3464, SOC 3464)
3604: Public Budgeting
3614: Public Financial Management
3714: The US Policy Process (PSCI 3714)
3744: Public Policy Analysis (PSCI 3744)
3774: Marxian Political Analysis (PSCI 3774)
3894: World Poverty & Hunger in Urban/Regional Context

4000 LEVEL COURSES
4184: Community Involvement
4214: Women, Environment & Development in a Global Perspective
4224: Policy-making in the Federal System
4244: Non-profit Organization & Management
4264: Environmental Ethics & Policy
4284: Environment, Politics & Planning: Comparative Applied Political Ecology
4304: Non-profit Organization Leadership & Governance
4344: Law of Critical Environmental Areas
4354: Interdisciplinary Environmental Problem Solving Studio
4364: Seminar in Environmental Policy & Planning
4374: Land Use & Environment: Planning & Policy
4384: Pollution Control Planning & Policy
4394: Community Renewable Energy Systems
4404: Approaches to International Development (NR 4404, ALS 4404)
4604: Social Policy & Planning
4614: Health Policy
4624: The Washington Semester: Seminar in American Politics & Public Policy (PSCI 4624)
4644: The Washington Semester: Politics, Policy & Administration in a Democracy (PSCI 4644)
4714: Economics & Financing of State & Local Governments
4724: Capital Budgeting & Strategic Facilities Planning
4744: Principles of Real Estate
4754: Legal Foundations of Planning
4764: International Development Policy & Planning (GEOG 4764, SOC 4764)
4854: Planning of the Urban Infrastructure
4914: Seminar in Public & Urban Affairs (pre: UAP 3224, 4714, 4754; PUA majors and minors must complete this course with a C grade or higher to graduate; otherwise course must be repeated)
4964: Field Study
4974: Independent Study
4984: Special Study
4994: Undergraduate Research

5000 LEVEL COURSES

5004:  Power and Policy in the US
5034: Democratic Governance in the Economy
5044: Local Government and the Professional Manager
5064G: Adv Pollution Cntrl Plan & Pol
5074G: Adv Comm Renewable Energy Sys
5084G: Advanced Community Involvement
5104: Urban and Regional Development Theory
5114: Computer Applications in Urban Planning and Management
5124: Urban and Regional Planning Studio
5134G: Adv Land Use & Env: Plan & Pol
5154: Urban Management
5164: Collaborative Governance and Civil Society
5174: Theory and Practice of Urban and Regional Planning
5184: Planning Administration Topics
5194: Urban Growth Mgmt
5204: The Geography of Third World Development
5224: Quantitative Techniques in Planning
5234: Urban Economy and Public Policy
5244: Multicultural
5254: Global Conflicts
5264: Global Change and Local Impacts
5264G: Advanced Environmental Ethics and Policy
5274: Comparative Social Movements
5284: Transnational Migration
5304: Land Use Planning
5314: Social Analysis of Land Use Planning
5344G: - Adv Law Critical Envir Areas
5354: Charity, Philanthropy and Civil Society
5364: Non-Governmental Organizations in International Development
5384: Housing and Infrastructure Planning in the Third World
5394: Nature, Society and the Global Economy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
5404: Strategies for Urban Development in the Third World
5414: Natural Resources Planning Topics
5424: Metropolitan Planning Topics
5434: Urban Development Project Review Studio
5444: Strategic Planning and Management
5454: Nonprofit Organization & Management
5464: Qualitative Research Methods in Global Studies
5474: Program Evaluation
5484: Advanced Urban Research Methodology
5494: Advanced Quantitative Techniques for Urban Research
5504: Discourse Analysis
5514: Public Budgeting and Management
5524: Internat Development
5534: Nonprofit Organization Leadership and Governance
5544: Public and Non-profit Financial Management
5554: Land Use Law
5564: Information Technology, Society, and Public Policy
5574: Arts, Culture and Society
5584: Environmental Politics and Policy
5594: Nonprofit Law and Ethics
5604: Housing Planning and Policy Topics
5614: Public Ecology
5634: Urban Design Studio
5644: Transportation Systems Planning
5654: Environmental Risk Analysis
5674: Financial Health of Public and Nonprofit Organizations
5684: Health Planning
5694: Asset Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
5704: Electronic Governance
5714: Community Building Seminar
5724G: Adv Cap Budg & Strat Fac Plan
5744: Planning Internship
5754: Prof Developmt Colloq
5764: International Development Studio
5764G: Advanced International Development Planning and Policy
5774: Econ Develp Studio
5784: Economic Development Planning Topics
5794: Environ Plan Studio
5804: Practicum Problem
5844: Topics in Planning History
5854G: Adv Plan Urban Infrastructure
5894:  Final Examination
5904: Project and Report
5914: Peace Corps Service
5924: Peace Corp Enrollment
5954: Study Abroad
5964: Field Study
5974: Independent Study
5984: Special Study
5994: Research and Thesis

6000 LEVEL COURSES

6984: Special Study

7000 LEVEL COURSES

7994 - Research and Dissertation


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Undergraduate program inquiries:

Please contact Sandy Graham at sgraham@vt.edu or 540.231.5485

Certificate and Graduate program and inquires: 

For Alexandria, please contact Myriam Lechuga at mlechuga@vt.edu or 703.706.8111

For Blacksburg,  please contact Sandy Graham at sgraham@vt.edu or 540.231.5485

For inquires relating to the PhD programs,  please contact Krystal Wright at krystal@vt.edu or 540.231.2291


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