Typical Program of Study
Sample Sustainable Systems/ Urban Planning
1st Year
1st Semester – Fall
| Course | Name | Credits | |
| ARCH 575 | Building Ecology | 3 | Double Count |
| CEE 980 | Sustainable Urban Environment | 3 | |
| NRE 509 | Natural Science Core | 4 | |
| NRE 509 | Natural Science Core | 4 | |
| NRE 510 | Social Science Core | 3 |
2nd Semester – Winter
| Course | Name | Credits | |
| NRE 580 | Environmental Assessment | 3 | |
| NRE 531 | Principles of GIS | 4 | |
| NRE 557 | Industrial Ecology | 3 | |
| NRE 701 or UP | Opus/Capstone | 2 | Double Count |
2nd Year
3rd Semester – Fall
| Course | Name | Credits | |
| UP 502 | Environmental Planning | 3 | |
| UP 510 | Public Economics | 3 | |
| UP 513 | Legal Aspects of Planning | 3 | |
| UP 540 | Planning Theory | 3 | |
| UP 590 | Expanded Horizons | 1 |
4th Semester – Winter
| Course | Name | Credits | |
| UP 504 | Quantitative Methods | 3 | |
| UP 538 | Economic Development | 3 | |
| UP 610 | Fiscal Planning | 3 | |
| NRE 701 | Opus/Capstone | 4 | Double Count |
3rd Year
5th Semester – Fall
| Course | Name | Credits | |
| NRE 574 | Sustainable Energy Systems | 3 | |
| NRE 576 | Brownfield Redevelopment | 3 | Double Count |
| UP 521 | Social Life of Public Spaces | 3 | |
| UP 614 | Negotiation & Dispute Resolution | 1.5 | |
| UP 573 | Urban & Regional Theory | 3 |
6th Semester – Winter
| Course | Name | Credits | |
| NRE 538 | Natural Resource Statistics | 4 | |
| NRE 565 | Principles of Sustainability | 3 | Double Count |
| UP 505 | Fund of Planning Practice | 3 | |
| UP 572 | Transportation & Land Use Planning | 3 |
