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Urban Planning and Design (UPD)

UPD 440      New Urbanism View Details
This course will focus on all the components of the New Urbanism-from the region to the block and the building. It will give a detailed analysis of the history and techniques of NU, and the current state of the practice. The course will be a combination of lecture and field work, as students will be asked to participate in exercises that will deepen their understanding of the built environment.
Credits: 3 hours
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UPD 450      Planning Law And Practice View Details
Introduction to legal procedures basic to urban planning; including legal, constitutional, legislative, and administrative concepts, controls, and land-use regulations.
Credits: 3 hours
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UPD 472      Urban Redevelopment View Details
Contemporary issues of urban redevelopment, with an emphasis on American cities, will be examined. Redevelopment processes recently completed or underway in the greater Kansas City region will be the subject of a case study and a theoretical review by each student.
Credits: 3 hours
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UPD 490      Urban Planning Internship View Details
Urban planning work experience off-campus with an approved professional, Government, or non-profit agency sponsor. A contract specifying the expected product of the internship is required between the student, agency, and faculty coordinator. Prerequisites: UPD 203, UPD 300 Restrictions: Consent of the Department.
Credits: 3 hours
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UPD 496      Directed Studies In Urban Planning View Details
Intensive reading and/or research in an area selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Restrictions: Consent of the department
Credits: 1,3 hours
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UPD 499      Special Topics In Urban Planning View Details
Advanced independent research and analysis in urban planning. Topics and methods used in research, to be established by student and academic supervisor prior to enrollment.
Credits: 1,3 hours
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