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