Specializations
A specialization in one area of planning is encouraged but not required of all students. The specific areas of specialization offered within the Department reflect available faculty resources and professional employment opportunities. The four major areas include urban design, dealing with physical form, character, and quality issues; urban development and housing which involves issues of policy, physical development and design, finance, and community economic development; preservation planning and design, focusing on the specialized skills needed to actively protect historic districts, buildings and landscapes; and land use planning including its environmental, socio-economic, legal, and administrative aspects. Other opportunities for specialization include studies in transportation planning with Civil Engineering, public policy and management with Public Affairs, environmental resource planning with Forest Resources and Environmental Studies, and law and coastal planning with Marine Studies.

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