Courses
On this page, you will find information about our course offerings, including links to the current schedule of classes, course descriptions and learning objectives, current and past syllabi.
Schedule & Catalog Information
Fall 2013 Schedule of Classes (scroll down the list of departments to Urban & Regional Planning)
Spring 2013 Schedule of Classes (scroll down the list of departments to Urban & Regional Planning)
Fall 2012 Schedule of Classes (scroll down the list of departments to select Urban & Regional Planning)
Spring 2012 Schedule of Classes [.pdf]
Fall 2011 Schedule of Classes [.pdf]
Spring 2011 Schedule of Classes [.pdf]
Fall 2010 Schedule of Classes [.pdf]
Spring 2010 Schedule of Classes [.pdf]
Fall 2009 Schedule of Classes [.pdf]
SJSU Catalog (Urban & Regional Planning Courses)
PAB Knowledge, Skills and Values
Syllabi and Course Materials
Graduate Courses (200 level)
Click on the course numbers in the table below to access course information and syllabi. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are only offered occasionally.
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URBP 200: Seminar on Urban and Regional Planning
- Catalog Description
- Course Learning Objectives
- Fall 2012 (Kott) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2001 (Lo) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2011 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Prevetti) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2010 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Hayter) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Hayter) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 201: Community Assessment
- Catalog Description
- Course Learning Objectives
- Fall 2012 (Kos & Meek) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Kos & Meek) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Grant) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Kos and Sokolofsky) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2008 (Mendoza & Krupp) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Green) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 203: Collaborative Neighborhood Planning
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2010 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2009 (Kos) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Green) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 204: Quantitative Methods I: Data Collection and Analysis
- Catalog Description
- Course Learning Objectives
- Fall 2012 (Mathur, 4:30 p.m.) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 (Mathur, 7:30 p.m.) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Wong & Roemer) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Fauria) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Mathur-Monday) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Mathur-Thursday) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Newmark-Monday) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2009 (Newmark-Tuesday) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2008 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 211: Regional Analysis and Planning
- Catalog Decription
- Spring 2013 (McLaughlin) syllabus
- Spring 2012 (Fassinger) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Deshazo) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 214: Public Management
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*URBP 220: Economic Analysis for Urban Planning
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URBP 223: Housing Economics and Policy
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Chen) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 225: Land Use and Urban Planning
- Catalog Description
- Course Learning Objectives
- Fall 2012 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2012 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Prevetti) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Davidson) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Prevetti) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008(Davidson) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008(Prevetti) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 226: Regional Transportation Planning
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2010 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 228: Urban Community Development
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Moloney & Painter) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Moloney) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2009 (Weis) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Kamei) syllabus [.doc]
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URBP 231: Urban Design in Planning
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Rask) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 232: Urban Design Studio
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Schrader) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2010 (Sokolowsky) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Sokolowsky) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Grant) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 233: Social Issues in Planning
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Eastwood) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Eastwood) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Eastwood) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Eastwood) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 234: Field Study Seminar
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URBP 236: Urban and Regional Development Policy Analysis
- Catalog Description
- Course Learning Objectives
- Spring 2013 (Richardson) syllabus
- Spring 2013 (Wong/Ross) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 (Riggs) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Pogodzinski) syllabus [.pdf] and URBP 236 course website
- Spring 2011 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2010 (Rodeh) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2010 (Rodeh) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2009 (Bossard) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Bossard) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Bossard) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Ezzet-Lofstrom) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Bossard) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 240: Environmental Planning
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Ralston) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Krupp) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Nixon) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Nixon) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 248: Advanced Computers in Urban Design
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2012 (Vasquez) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Vasquez) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Vasquez) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 250: Urban Planning Public Finance
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2009 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 255: Urban Growth Management
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Tai) syllabus [doc]
- Spring 2009 (Park) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Moore) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 256: Transportation Planning: Local Issues
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Serafin) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Terplan) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2011 (Serafin) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2010 (Serafin) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Agrawal) website
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URBP 260: Environmental Planning Topics
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Moffat) Water and Land Use [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Kott, Transportation and the Environment) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2010 (Nixon, Flood Management Planning) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Krupp, Environmental Justice) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Nixon, Sustainability in San Jose) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 275: Urban Planning Topics
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URBP 275E: Historic Preservation Planning
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2011 (Damkroger) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Damkroger & Peak) syllabus [.doc]
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URBP 275F: Private Development and Urban Planning
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (McLaughlin) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Gosalvez) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Lefaver) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Bethke) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 275G: Geographic Information Systems Overview: Urban Planning Applications
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*URBP 276: Social Media in Planning
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URBP 278: Introduction to GIS for Urban Planning
- Catalog Description
- Summer 2013 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2013 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2010 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2009 (Kos) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 279: Advanced GIS for Urban Planning
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2010 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 280: Planning Research Topics
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Nixon) syllabus
- Fall 2011 (Nixon & Meek) syllabus [.doc]
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URBP 297P: Planning Report Preliminary Proposal
- Spring 2013 (Agrawal) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 (Agrawal) syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2012 syllabus [.doc]
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URBP 298A: Special Study: Planning Report Development
- Catalog Description
- Course Website
- Fall 2013 syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2013 syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 syllabus [.doc] updated 8/29/11
- Spring 2011 syllabus [.doc] updated 1/31/11
- Fall 2010 syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2010 syllabus [.doc]
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URBP 298B: Special Study: Report Completion
- Catalog Description
- Course Website
- Fall 2013 syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2013 syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2011 syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2010 syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2010 syllabus [.doc]
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Undergraduate Courses (100 level)
Click on the course numbers in the table below to access course information and syllabi. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are only offered occasionally.
URBP 101: The City
- Catalog Description
- Summer 2013 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2011 syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2010 syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 103: Local Government and Politics
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Percival)
- Spring 2013 (Keeley)
- Spring 2012 (Christensen)
- Spring 2012 (Liccardo)
- Fall 2011 (Christensen)
- Fall 2011 (Liccardo)
- Spring 2011 (Christensen)
- Spring 2011 (Liccardo)
- Fall 2010 (Christensen) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2010 (Christensen) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Christensen) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Christensen) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Christensen) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Christensen) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 120: Introduction to Housing Economics and Policy
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Mathur) syllabus
- Fall 2011 (Chen) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 123: Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2009 (Damkroger & Peak) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Damkroger & Peak) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 125: Urban Anthropology
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URBP 132: Creating Built Worlds
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URBP 133: Introduction to Social Planning
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Mathur) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Eastwood) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Eastwood) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Eastwood) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Eastwood) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 136: Introduction to Land Use and Urban Planning
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2012 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2009 (Prevetti) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Davidson) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Prevetti) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008(Davidson) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008(Prevetti) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Prevetti) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 142: Introduction to Environmental Planning
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Moffat) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 (Ralston) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Kott, Transportation and the Environment) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2011 (Krupp) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2009 (Krupp, Environmental Justice) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Nixon) syllabus [.doc]
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*URBP 143: Business Management and Urban Planning Topics
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (McLaughlin) syllabus [.pdf]
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*URBP 145: Urban Policy and Its Impact on Inner City Residents
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URBP 148: Computers in Urban Design
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2012 (Vasquez) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Vasquez) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Vasquez) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Vasquez) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 151: Introduction to Urban Design
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Davidson) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2008 (Grant) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 152: Introduction to Urban Design Studio
- Catalog Description
- Fall 2012 (Schrader) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2009 (Sokolowsky) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2008 (Grant) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 163: 20th Century Urban Design
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*URBP 169: Introduction to Socia Media in Planning
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URBP 175: Urban Studies Topics
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Mathur, Public Finance) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2013 (McLaughlin, Regional Planning) syllabus
- Fall 2012 (Mathur, Growth Management) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2009 (Park, Growth Management) syllabus [.doc]
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URBP 178: Introduction to Regional Transportation
- Catalog Description
- Spring 2013 (Serafin) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2012 (Lee & Rivasplata) [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Terplan) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2011 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.doc]
- Spring 2011 (Serafin) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2010 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2009 (Agrawal) website
- Fall 2008 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2007 (Lee & Rivasplata) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 179: Fundamentals of GIS in Planning
- Catalog Description
- Summer 2013 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2013 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Summer 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2012 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2011 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2010 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2009 (Kos) syllabus [.doc]
- Fall 2008 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Spring 2008 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
- Fall 2007 (Kos) syllabus [.pdf]
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URBP 180: Individual Studies
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URBP 184: Directed Reading
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URBP 185: Environmental Impact Analysis
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