Students enrolled in this option will learn about the profession of urban and regional land use planning. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of physical and environmental planning issues and problems. They will learn about the array of methods and techniques employed by planners in their work. The planning option emphasizes practical experience with a rich diversity of planning applications in the city of Camden, as well as the Delaware Valley region. Planning option students are strongly encouraged to spend time during one term in a professional planning office in the public or private sector. Students also are strongly encouraged to take 50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research; 50:082:382 History of Design and 50:082:383 History of Photography, computer-aided design (CAD) based courses; and 50:080:347 Environmental Design. Students enrolled in the urban planning option are required to enroll in 50:790:490 Transport Policy. In addition, students normally enroll in at least two of the following courses: 50: 975:103, 312, 315, 339, 405, 413, 478, 487, and a practicum or special topics.
