Community and Regional Planning

Bachelor's Degree Program

Chair
Deborah Howe, Ph.D.
267-468-8301
e-mail: dhowe@temple.edu

For admissions information:
267-468-8100
e-mail: ambler@temple.edu

For advising and curricular information:
267-468-8200
e-mail: tuaadvis@temple.edu

Community and Regional Planning Undergraduate Course Descriptions

History and Goals
Planners must understand how cities, towns, and regions are structured and how to create and evaluate plans that maintain and improve the quality of life in those communities. The Ambler College Community and Regional Planning program provides students with a broad-based understanding and awareness of multi-dimensional land-use and planning issues. Students develop an understanding of the physical and economic issues of planning, a sensitivity to the social and environmental impact of planning decisions, and a knowledge of the governmental structures as they apply to planning.

To address planning issues, students will acquire problem-solving skills -- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and computer skills, site planning, planning and zoning law, research and design methods, negotiation and mediation abilities, and communication skills-- and will experience working in teams and the real-life world of a required internship.

Students with degrees in Planning have many employment options in the public and private sectors. There is an urgent need for planners in this region and throughout the nation.

Degree Requirements
The degree of Bachelor of Science in Community and Regional Planning maybe conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 overall and in the major. A grade of C- or higher is required in all Core courses and in the required courses for the major. Credit hours will be earned in these requirement categories:

• University requirements

Math 0045 (3 s.h.) and/or English 0040 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.

University Core Curriculum requirements including completion of the Library Orientation (40-52 s.h.).

(Transfer students should see the Core Curriculum section of the Undergraduate Bulletin at  http://www.temple.edu/bulletin/ugradbulletin/core.htm.)

• Major requirements

14 courses are required for the major in Community and Regional Planning (CRP) with a minimum of 42 s.h.:

Eleven required CRP courses (33 s.h.)    

Complete all of the following:

0081 Introduction to Community and Regional Planning (3 s.h.)

0100 History and Practice of Community and Regional Planning (3 s.h.)

0182 Analytical Methods in Planning (3 s.h.)

0201 Planning Communications (3 s.h.)

0203 Urban Form and Design (3 s.h.)

0205 Environmental Planning (3 s.h.)

0250 Planning Policy and Law (3 s.h.) 

0262 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (3 s.h.)

0310 Planning Studio (3 s.h.)

0325 Internship and Professional Practice in Planning (3 s.h.)

W350 Senior CRP Capstone Seminar (3 s.h.)

Three CRP electives (9 s.h.)

Select 3 electives in Community and Regional Planning at the 100-level or above, totaling a minimum of 9 s.h.

• Electives (approximately 30-42 s.h.)

Students should consult with their adviser for recommended elective choices.